Influence of seed extract of Syzygium cumini (jamun) on Mice exposed to different doses of γ-radiation

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-65

  Jagetia, Ganesh Chandra ^a   Baliga, Manjeshwar Shrinath ^a   Venkatesh, Ponemone ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Gamma radiation; Mice; Radioprotection; Survival; Syzygium cumini

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DOSAGE; MAMMALS; RADIATION PROTECTION;

BODY WEIGHT; EXPOSED TO; INTRAPERITONEALLY; MOUSE; ORAL ROUTE; RADIOPROTECTION; SEEDS EXTRACTS; SURVIVAL; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; Γ-RADIATION;

GAMMA RAYS;

PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CLOVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EUGENIA; EVALUATION; GAMMA RADIATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONGEVITY; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT SEED; RADIATION RESPONSE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; SYZYGIUM CUMINI;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EUGENIA; GAMMA RAYS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LONGEVITY; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SEEDS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 18044371252     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.46.59     Document Type: Article

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