Genetically modified hairy roots of Withania somnifera dunal: A potent source of rejuvenating principles

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-45

  Kumar, Vinod ^a   Murthy, Kotamballi N Chidambara ^a   Bhamidi, Suresh ^a   Sudha, C G ^b   Ravishankar, Gokare A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Trop Botanic Gdn and Res Inst   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; LINOLEIC ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; HAIRY ROOT CULTURE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REJUVENATION; ROL A GENE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REJUVENATION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; WITHANIA;

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 16844378804     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2005.8.37     Document Type: Article

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