Radioprotection of mice following garlic pretreatment

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL. XXVII, 1996, Pages

  Singh, S P ^a   Abraham, S K ^a   Kesavan, P C ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Garlic; Glutathione S transferase; Micronucleus test; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA RADIATION; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GARLIC; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; GARLIC; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0029933775     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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