Radioprotective activity of betalains from red beets in mice exposed to gamma irradiation

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 615, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 223-227

  Lu, Xiaoling ^a   Wang, Yuping ^a   Zhang, Zesheng ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

(Mouse); Antioxidant activity; Betalains from red beet; Immune; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

BETALAIN; CATALASE; COBALT 60; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEET; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMUR; GAMMA RADIATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA VULGARIS; BETALAINS; CATALASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SPLEEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 67449138574     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.04.064     Document Type: Article

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