Radioprotective effect of silymarin against radiation induced hepatotoxicity

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 447-454

  Ramadan, Laila A ^a   Roushdy, Hamed M ^a   Abu Senna, Gamal M ^b   Amin, Nour E ^a   El Deshw, Ola A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Irradiation; Silymarin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FREE RADICAL; SCAVENGER; SILYMARIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRACTIONATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT;

EID: 0036424515     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.2002.0990     Document Type: Article

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