N-acetylcysteine relieves oxidative stress and protects hippocampus of rat from radiation-induced apoptosis by inhibiting caspase-3
Keywords: NAC, N-acetylcysteine; Caspase, cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase; ROS, reactive oxygen species; IR, irradiation; TUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end-labeling; GSH, glutathione; CT, cycle threshold; DCF, dichlorofluoresceinN-a