Protective role of silymarin against γ-radiation effects on lipids, urea and creatinine serum levels

Acta Pharmaceutica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 161-170

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

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

Author keywords

Creatinine; Irradiation; Lipids; Silymarin; Urea

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; LIPID; SILYMARIN; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0036755037     PISSN: 13300075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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