Radioprotective effects of aloe vera leaf extract on swiss Albino mice against whole-body gamma irradiation

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-61

  Goyal, Pradeep Kumar ^a   Gehlot, Prashasnika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Catalase; DNA; Gamma radiation; GSH; LPO; Skin; SOD; Swiss albino mice

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; CATALASE; DNA; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER;

ALOE VERA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INBRED STRAIN; LETHARGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SICKNESS; SKIN; SWISS ALBINO MOUSE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ALOE VERA; ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 67549098433     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v28.i1.60     Document Type: Article

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