Radioprotective influence of Mentha piperita (Linn) against gamma irradiation in mice: Antioxidant and radical scavenging activity

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 331-337

  Samarth, Ravindra M ^a   Panwar, Meenakshi ^a   Kumar, Madhu ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Mentha piperita; Radical scavenging activity; Radioprotection; Swiss albino mice

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2 AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PEPPERMINT; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; EVALUATION; GAMMA RADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MENTHA PIPERITA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAMMA RAYS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MENTHA PIPERITA; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA; MENTHA X PIPERITA;

EID: 33745310495     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000600771523     Document Type: Article

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