In vivo radioprotective effect of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer and identification of active ginsenosides

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 392-395

  Lee, Hae June ^a   Kim, Se Ra ^a   Kim, Jong Choon ^a   Kang, Chang Mo ^b   Lee, Yun Sil ^b   Jo, Sung Kee ^c   Kim, Tae Hwan ^d   Jang, Jong Sik ^d   Nah, Seung Yeol ^e   Kim, Sung Ho ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Radiation and Medical Science   (South Korea)

^c Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^e Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Crypt survival; Endogenous spleen colony; Ginsenosides; Panax ginseng; Radiation

Indexed keywords

GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RB 2; GINSENOSIDE RC; GINSENOSIDE RD; GINSENOSIDE RE; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; PANAXADIOL; PANAXATRIOL; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPT CELL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GINSENG; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE CRYPT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; JEJUNUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 33646488847     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1867     Document Type: Article

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