Effect of North American ginseng on137Cs-induced micronuclei in human lymphocytes: A comparison with WR-1065

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1614-1622

  Lee, Tung Kwang ^a   Wang, Weidong ^a,c   O'Brien, Kevin F ^b   Johnke, Roberta M ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Allison, Ron R ^a   Diaz, Angelica L ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ginseng; Lymphocytes; Micronuclei; Radioprotection; WR 1065

Indexed keywords

2 (3 AMINOPROPYLAMINO)ETHANETHIOL; CESIUM 137; GINSENG EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICRONUCLEUS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; CESIUM; CHLORIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GINSENOSIDES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MERCAPTOETHYLAMINES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 57549109681     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2533     Document Type: Article

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