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Melanin, a promising radioprotector: Mechanisms of actions in a mice model

Amit Kunwar, Biplab Adhikary, S. Jayakumar, Atanu Barik, Subrata Chattopadhyay, S. Raghukumar, K. Indira Priyadarsini

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology · 2012 · 105 citations · 15 references

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Ionizing Radiation Changes the Electronic Properties of Melanin and Enhances the Growth of Melanized Fungi

Ekaterina Dadachova, Ruth Bryan, Xianchun Huang et al. · PLoS ONE · 2007 · 462 citations · Full text

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4-hydroxynonenal induces a cellular redox status-related activation of the caspase cascade for apoptotic cell death

Wei Liu, Masashi Kato, Akhand Anwaral A et al. · Journal of Cell Science · 2000 · 217 citations

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The radioprotective properties of fungal melanin are a function of its chemical composition, stable radical presence and spatial arrangement

Ekaterina Dadachova, Ruth Bryan, Robertha C. Howell et al. · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research · 2008 · 179 citations

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The radiosensitivity of melanoma cells in culture

D. L. Dewey · British Journal of Radiology · 1971 · 176 citations

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Pro-inflammatory cytokines play a key role in the development of radiotherapy-induced gastrointestinal mucositis

Zhi Yi Ong, Rachel J. Gibson, Joanne M. Bowen et al. · Radiation Oncology · 2010 · 135 citations · Full text

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