Toxicological safety and stability of the components of an irradiated Korean medicinal herb, Paeoniae Radix

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 117-121

  Yu, Young Beob ^a   Jeong, Ill Yun ^b   Park, Hae Ran ^b   Oh, Heon ^b   Jung, Uhee ^b   Jo, Sung Kee ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemical safety; Herb; Paeoniae; Radiation; Toxicological

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; MEDICINE; MUTAGENESIS; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; TOXICITY;

FUMIGANTS; GENOTOXICITY; HYGIENIC TECHNOLOGIES; MUTATIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

HOT WATER; PAEONIA RADIX;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL CELL; BIOSAFETY; CELL CULTURE; CHINESE HAMSTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; HERB; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; KOREA; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; OVARY CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4143136522     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.04.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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