Protective effect of Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC on radiation-induced damage in mice

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 815-835

  Guruvayoorappan, C ^a   Kuttan, Girija ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Biophytum sensitivum; Bone marrow; CFU S; Cytokines; Lipid peroxidation; Radioprotection; Reduced glutathione

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTAURINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FREE RADICALS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LIVER; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA; BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM; MUS;

EID: 54949149904     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970802439480     Document Type: Article

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