Evaluation of the radioprotective effect of Liv 52 in mice

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 490-502

  Jagetia, Ganesh C ^a   Ganapathi, Narsipura G ^a   Venkatesh, Ponemone ^a   Rao, Nageshwar ^a   Baliga, Manjeshwar S ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Lipid peroxidation; Liv 52; Mice; Micronuclei; Radioprotection; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; COBALT 60; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIV 52; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GAMMA RADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SICKNESS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GAMMA RAYS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33747875032     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20218     Document Type: Article

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