Radioprotective properties of polyphenols from Phyllanthus amarus Linn

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-309

  Londhe, Jayant S ^a   Devasagayam, Thomas P A ^b   Foo, L Yeap ^c   Ghaskadbi, Saroj S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; DNA; LIPIDS; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOLS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RATS;

ELLAGITANNIN; FLAVONOID; HYDROXYL RADICALS; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PLASMID DNA; POLYPHENOLS; PROPERTY; RADICAL-SCAVENGING ACTIVITIES; RAT LIVER MITOCHONDRIA; SUPEROXIDE RADICAL;

FLAVONOIDS;

PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; RATTUS;

FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOLS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; METABOLISM; PHYLLANTHUS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; PHENOLS; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 70149090133     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.08096     Document Type: Article

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