Thymol, a naturally occurring monocyclic dietary phenolic compound protects Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts from radiation-induced cytotoxicity

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 680, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 70-77

  Archana, P R ^a   Nageshwar Rao, B ^a   Ballal, Mamatha ^b   Satish Rao, B S ^a  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Apoptosis; Clonogenicity; Radiation; Thymol

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDE; OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THYMOL;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHINESE HAMSTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUNG FIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATALASE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONE CELLS; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; CRICETINAE; DNA DAMAGE; FIBROBLASTS; FORMAZANS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THYMOL; TIME FACTORS;

CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 72149085182     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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