Amaranthus paniculatus (Linn.) improves learning after radiation stress

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-79

  Bhatia, A L ^a   Jain, Manish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthus paniculatus; Stress; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS PANICULATUS EXTRACT; COBALT 60; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS PANICULATUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; INBREEDING; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; STRESS; SUPPLEMENTATION; TIME;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037358295     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00337-9     Document Type: Article

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