Antioxidants and radiation therapy

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Borek, Carmia ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Apoptosis; Cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GARLIC EXTRACT; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; S ALLYLCYSTEINE; SELENIUM;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MITOSIS; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 7944237254     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.11.3207s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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