Podophyllum hexandrum prevents radiation-induced neuronal damage in postnatal rats exposed in utero

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 761-766

  Sajikumar, S ^a   Goel, H C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Dendritic branching; Hippocampus; Podophyllum hexandrum; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DENDRITES; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PODOPHYLLUM; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

PODOPHYLLUM; SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM;

EID: 0043012980     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1204     Document Type: Article

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