Pycnogenol® protects against ionizing radiation as shown in the intestinal mucosa of rats exposed to x-rays

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 676-679

  Ramos, Flávia Maria De Moraes ^a   Schönlau, Frank ^b   Novaes, Pedro Duarte ^a   Manzi, Flávio Ricardo ^a   Bóscolo, Frab Norberto ^a   De Almeida, Solange Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Oral Radiology ^*

Author keywords

Intestinal mucosa; Ionizing; Pycnogenol ; Radiation; Radiation protective agents

Indexed keywords

PYCNOGENOL; FLAVONOID; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PYCNOGENOLS; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE VILLUS; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT; TISSUE SECTION; X RAY; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; PATHOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; X-RAYS;

EID: 33747227921     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1934     Document Type: Article

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