Modulation of gamma radiation-inflicted damage in Swiss Albino mice by an alcoholic fraction of Podophyllum hexandrum rhizome

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 486-492

  Gupta, M L ^a   Agrawala, P K ^a   Kumar, Prem ^a   Devi, M ^a   Soni, N L ^a   Tripathi, R P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberration; Podophyllotoxin; Podophyllum hexandrum; Radioprotection; Toxicity; Whole body irradiation

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; GAMMA RADIATION; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RHIZOME; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; GAMMA RAYS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; PODOPHYLLUM; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION PROTECTION;

MUS; SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM;

EID: 52149085513     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.0216     Document Type: Article

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