Effects of pre-exposure of mouse testis with low-dose 16O8+ ions or 60Co γ-rays on sperm shape abnormalities, lipid peroxidation and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity induced by subsequent high-dose irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-167

  Zhang, H ^a   Zheng, R L ^a   Wei, Z Q ^a   Li, W J ^a   Gao, Q X ^a   Chen, W Q ^a   Wang, Z H ^a   He, J ^a   Liang, J P ^a   Han, G W ^a   Huang, T ^a   Li, Q ^a   Xie, H M ^a   Zhang, S M ^a   Cai, X C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; IONS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OXYGEN; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 6844242302     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530098142545     Document Type: Article

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