Radiopfotective potential of Rosemarinus officinalis against lethal effects of gamma radiation: A preliminary study

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 633-641

  Jindal, Archana ^a   Soyal, Dhanraj ^a   Sancheti, Garima ^a   Goyal, Pradeep Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Body weight; Glutathione; Lipid peroxidation; Radiation; Rosemarinus officinalis; Survivality; Swiss albino mice

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ROSEMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER LEVEL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SICKNESS; ROSEMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GAMMA RADIATION; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; ROSEMARY; TOXICITY TESTING; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; ROSMARINUS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 34047222453     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jenvironpatholtoxicoloncol.v25.i4.30     Document Type: Article

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