Modulation of radiation-induced biochemical changes in cerebrum of Swiss albino mice by Grewia asiatica

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-38

  Sisodia, Rashmi ^a   Ahaskar, Muktika ^a   Sharma, K V ^a   Singh, Smita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cerebrum; Grewia asiatica; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE; GREWIA ASIATICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FRUIT; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; GREWIA; GREWIA ASIATICA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBELLUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE; GREWIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; THIOBARBITURATES;

EID: 41749093886     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 00651400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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