Prophylactic use of alstonia scholaris (Sapthaparna) against gamma irradiation

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 160-175

  Jahan, S ^b   Gupta, U ^b   Chaundhary, R ^b   Goyal, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alstonia scholaris; Gamma radiation; GSH; LPx; Swiss albino mice

Indexed keywords

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GAMMA RADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER LEVEL; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 65449134742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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