Protective effects of extracts of Vernonia amygdalina, Hibiscus sabdariffa and vitamin C against radiation-induced liver damage in rats

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-131

  Adaramoye, Oluwatosin ^a,b   Ogungbenro, Bayo ^a   Anyaegbu, Oluchi ^a   Fafunso, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Hibiscus sabdariffa; Radioprotection; Vernonia amygdalina; Radiation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY FLUIDS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; PEPTIDES; PHOSPHATASES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIATION EFFECTS;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE ACTIVITIES; BODY WEIGHT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; LIVER DAMAGE; RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIOPROTECTION; VERNONIA AMYGDALINUM; VITAMIN C; Γ-RADIATION;

RATS;

ANIMALIA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; RATTUS; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 41549092266     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.07062     Document Type: Article

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