Low dose ionizing radiation produces too few reactive oxygen species to directly affect antioxidant concentrations in cells

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 594-597

  Smith, J T ^a   Willey, N J ^b   Hancock, J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biota; Cell; Chernobyl; Fukushima; Oxidative stress; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOTA; CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; POLLUTION EFFECT; RADIATION BALANCE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY;

CHERNOBYL; FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; KIEV [UKRAINE]; TOHOKU; UKRAINE;

EID: 84864471405     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0150     Document Type: Article

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