Hydrogen protects mice from radiation induced thymic lymphoma in BALB/c mice

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-300

  Zhao, Luqian ^a   Zhou, Chuanfeng ^a   Zhang, Jian ^b   Gao, Fu ^a   Li, Bailong ^a   Chuai, Yunhai ^a   Liu, Cong ^a   Cai, Jianming ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ionizing radiation; Thymic lymphoma

Indexed keywords

MUS;

EID: 79955540927     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.7.297     Document Type: Letter

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