Protection of jejunal crypts by RH-3 (a preparation of Hippophae rhamnoides) against lethal whole body gamma irradiation

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 222-226

  Goel, H C ^a   Salin, C A ^a   Prakash, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Hippophae rhamnoides; Jejunum; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES EXTRACT; RH 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BERRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE VILLUS; JEJUNUM MUCOSA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION PROTECTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRUIT; HIPPOPHAE; JEJUNUM; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

HIPPOPHAE; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES;

EID: 0037355930     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1109     Document Type: Article

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