In vivo radioprotection by ocimum flavonoids: Survival

Radiation Research

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 74-78

  Uma Devi, P ^a   Ganasoundari, A ^a   Rao, B S S ^a   Srinivasan, K K ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b College of Pharmacy ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; ORIENTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VICENIN 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; APIGENIN; FLAVONOIDS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GLUCOSIDES; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM;

EID: 0032908486     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579750     Document Type: Article

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