Effect of ocimum flavonoids as a radioprotector on the erythrocyte antioxidants in oral cancer

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 160-164

  Reshma, Kumarchandra ^a   Rao, Ashalatha V ^b   Dinesh, M ^c   Vasudevan, D M ^c  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ocimum flavonoids; Radioprotector; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; OXYGEN RADICAL; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CELL KILLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION PROTECTION; TUMOR CELL;

OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; RODENTIA;

EID: 14944342718     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02893064     Document Type: Article

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