Hydrogen as a new class of radioprotective agent

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 887-894

  Qian, Liren ^a   Shen, Jianliang ^a   Chuai, Yunhai ^a   Cai, Jianming ^b  

^a NAVY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Free radical; Hydrogen; Radiation; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN; HYDROXYL RADICAL; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOPROTECTION.; RAT; REVIEW;

FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN; RADIATION; RADIOPROTECTION.;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS;

EID: 84884496794     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.7220     Document Type: Review

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