Effect of abana (a herbal preparation) on the radiation-induced mortality in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 159-165

  Jagetia, Ganesh Chandra ^a   Baliga, Manjeshwar Shrinath ^a   Aruna, R ^a   Rajanikant, G K ^a   Jain, Vikas ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Abana; Mice; Radiation; Survival; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ABANA; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CARUM COPTICUM EXTRACT; CELASTRUS PANICULATUS EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT; CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS EXTRACT; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS EXTRACT; ECLIPTA ALBA EXTRACT; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM EXTRACT; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI EXTRACT; NEPATA HINDOSTANA EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS EMBELICA EXTRACT; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSA DAMASCENA EXTRACT; SANTALUM ALBUM EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM EXTRACT; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; EMBELIA RIBES; GAMMA RADIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREMEDICATION; PROTECTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SICKNESS; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0037625639     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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