A comparative study on the increased radioresistance to lethal doses of gamma rays after exposure to microwave radiation and oral intake of flaxseed oil

Iranian Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-14

  Mortazavi, S M J ^a,b   Mosleh Shirazi, M A ^b   Tavassoli, A R ^c   Taheri, M ^d   Bagheri, Z ^a   Ghalandari, R ^b   Bonyadi, S ^b   Shafie, M ^b   Haghani, M ^e  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Shiraz Blood Transfusion Organization   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adaptive response; Microwave; Nonionizing radiation; Rat; Survival

Indexed keywords

LINSEED OIL; OLIVE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; LD 50; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RAT; SURVIVAL RATE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 79960211183     PISSN: 23223243     EISSN: 17284562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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