Radioprotective effect of abana, a polyherbal drug following total body irradiation

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 924, 2004, Pages 1027-1035

  Baliga, M S ^a   Jagetia, Ganesh Chandra ^a   Venkatesh, P ^a   Reddy, R ^b   Ulloor, J N ^c  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ABANA; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; APIACEA EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; COMBRETACEA EXTRACT; CONVOLVULUS EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; FABACEA EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYL GROUP; LABIATA EXTRACT; LILIACEA EXTRACT; MENISPERMACEA EXTRACT; NEPATA HINDOSTANA EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; NYCTAGINACEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLANACEA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; BODY WEIGHT; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEMATOPOIESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LABIATA; LD 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER LEVEL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NEPATA HINDOSTANA; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SICKNESS; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE; HYDRAZINES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 11244258947     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/83720350     Document Type: Article

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