Long-term melatonin administration attenuates low-LET γ-radiation- induced lymphatic tissue injury during the reproductively active and inactive phases of Indian palm squirrels (Funambulus pennanti)

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 986, 2010, Pages 137-151

  Sharma, S ^a   Haldar, C ^a   Chaube, S K ^a   Laxmi, T ^b   Singh, S S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Indian Railways Cancer Inst Res C   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; MELATONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LONG TERM CARE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; LYMPHATIC TISSUE INJURY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REPRODUCTION; SPLEEN; SQUIRREL; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GAMMA RAYS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCTION; SCIURIDAE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPLEEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76149132976     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/73791461     Document Type: Article

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