Protection against radiation-induced testicular damage in Swiss Albino Mice by Mentha piperita (Linn.)

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 329-334

  Samarth, Ravindra M ^a   Samarth, Meenakshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; PEPPERMINT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MENTHA PIPERITA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TISSUE LEVEL;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MENTHA PIPERITA; MICE; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; MUS;

EID: 62549105267     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2009.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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