Indian herb 'Sanjeevani' (Selaginella bryopteris) can promote growth and protect against heat shock and apoptotic activities of ultra violet and oxidative stress

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 499-505

  Sah, Nand K ^a   Singh, Shyam Nandan P ^a,d   Sahdev, Sudhir ^a   Banerji, Sharmishta ^c   Jha, Vidyanath ^b   Khan, Zakir ^a   Hasnain, Seyed E ^c  

^a MADHAV INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

^b C M Science College Darbhanga   (India)

^c CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS   (India)

^d Department of Botany   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Sanjeevani; Selaginella bryopteris; Thermal shock; UV

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXOSE; PROTEIN; SANJEEVANI; SELAGINELLA BRYOPTERIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MEDICINAL PLANT;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH STIMULATION; HEAT SHOCK; MAMMAL CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SELAGINELLA BRYOPTERIS; SELAGINELLACEAE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BRYOPTERIS; MAMMALIA; SELAGINELLA;

EID: 25844511179     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703724     Document Type: Article

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