Study of the response of superoxide dismutase in mouse organsto radon using a new large-scale facility forex posing small animals to radon

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 775-781

  Kataoka, Takahiro ^a   Sakoda, Akihiro ^a,b   Ishimori, Yuu ^b   Toyota, Teruaki ^a   Nishiyama, Yuichi ^a   Tanaka, Hiroshi ^b   Mitsunobu, Fumihiro ^c   Yamaoka, Kiyonori ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dose; Dose rate; Large scale facility; Radon; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; MAMMALS; THYMUS;

DOSE; DOSE RATE; DOSE-DEPENDENT; EXPOSED TO; LARGE-SCALE FACILITY; LARGE-SCALES; SMALL ANIMAL; SUPER OXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE ACTIVITIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASES;

RADON;

EID: 82055187034     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10072     Document Type: Article

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