Radioprotection by tempol: Studies on tissue antioxidant levels, hematopoietic and gastrointestinal systems, in mice whole body exposed to sub-lethal doses of gamma radiation

Iranian Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Ramachandran, L ^a   Nair, C K K ^b  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b India   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant defense; Gastrointestinal mucosa; Hematopoietic system; Radioprotector; Spleen colony; Tempol

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MEMBRANE LIPID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TEMPOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GAMMA RADIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; LD 50; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPLEEN CELL; SPLEEN WEIGHT; TISSUE LEVEL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 84864107290     PISSN: 23223243     EISSN: 17284562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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