Effect of tinospora cordifolia on gamma ray-induced perturbations in macrophages and splenocytes

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-315

  Singh, Lakshman ^a   Tyagi, Sonia ^a   Rizvi, Moshahid Alam ^b   Goel, Harish Chandra ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytokine; Ionizing irradiation; Macrophage; Phagocytosis; Radioprotection; Splenocyte; Tinospora cordifolia

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; CELL DEATH; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; OXIDANTS;

ANTI-OXIDANTS; CELL COUNT; CYTOKINES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GAMMA-RAYS; IONIZING IRRADIATION; RADIOPROTECTION; SPLENOCYTES; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; WHOLE-BODY;

MACROPHAGES;

MUS; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 34547126688     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.07001     Document Type: Article

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