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Radiobiologiia
; 28(4): 542-4, 1988.
Artigo
em Russo
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3420229
RESUMO
Evidence was obtained that beta-carotene injected to rats subcutaneously or per os two times, 4 h and 19 h, before irradiation reduced their death rate from acute affection. The effect was almost invariable with the drug administered either before or after irradiation. The radioprotective efficacy of beta-carotene was attributed to its ability to scavenge active oxygen forms.