Prevention of radiation-induced chromosome damage in mouse bone marrow by aqueous leaf extract of Chicorium intybus

Journal of Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-64

  Pillai, Thulasi G ^a   Damodharan, Das Puthiyapurayil ^b  

^a KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; C. untybus; Chromosomal aberration; Micronucleus

Indexed keywords

CHICORIUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CELL DAMAGE; CHICORIUM INTYBUS; CHICORY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SOLUBILITY; MALE; METAPHASE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ANIMALIA; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; MUS;

EID: 44949144305     PISSN: 13033546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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