Withaferin A: A new radiosensitizer from the Indian medicinal plant withania somnifera

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-197

  Uma Devi, P ^a   Akagi, K ^b   Ostapenko, V ^b   Tanaka, Y ^b   Sugahara, T ^c  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT; WITHAFERIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN V 79; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIZATION;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ERGOSTEROL; GAMMA RAYS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 0029933319     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530096146020     Document Type: Article

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