Protection against radiation-induced bone marrow and intestinal injuries by Cordyceps sinensis, a Chinese herbal medicine

Radiation Research

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 900-907

  Liu, Wei Chung ^a,b   Wang, Shu Chi ^a   Tsai, Min Lung ^a   Chen, Meng Chi ^a   Wang, Ya Chen ^a   Hong, Ji Hong ^c   McBride, William H ^d   Chiang, Chi Shiun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; ENTEROPATHY; HERBAL MEDICINE; INTESTINE CRYPT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW DISEASES; CORDYCEPS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS;

EID: 33845352054     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR0670.1     Document Type: Article

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