Modulatory influence of Adhatoda vasica Nees leaf extract against gamma irradiation in Swiss albino mice

Phytomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 285-293

  Kumar, A ^a   Ram, J ^a   Samarth, R M ^a   Kumar, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Adhatoda vasica; Gamma radiation; GSH; Hematological constituents; LPO; Radioprotection; Serum phosphatases; Survivality; Swiss albino mice

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADHATODA VASICA EXTRACT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GLUTATHIONE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADHATODA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; LETHAL DOSE; LETHARGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SICKNESS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; JUSTICIA ADHATODA;

EID: 16344368484     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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