Thiol antioxidants protect against ionising radiation-induced micronuclei formation in cultured human lymphocytes

International Journal of Low Radiation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-156

  Tiwari, Prabha ^a   Balakrishnan, S ^a   Kannan, S ^a   Kushwaha, H S ^a   Mishra, K P ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Free radicals; Lymphocytes; Micronucleus; Radioprotection.; Thiol antioxidants

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOCHALASIN B; GLUTATHIONE; SCAVENGER; THIOL; TIMONACIC;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LYMPHOCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 70349448221     PISSN: 14776545     EISSN: 17419190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2009.028533     Document Type: Article

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