On the benefit of Cinnamomum zeylanicum for radiology unit staff

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-389

  Fani, Ali ^a   Malekirad, Ali Akbar ^b   Fani, Iman ^c   Allahnazem, Habib ^b   Rahzani, Kobra ^a   Ranjbar, Akram ^d   Vosough Ghanbari, Sanaz ^d   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^d  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cinnamomum zeylanicum; Lipid peroxidation; Radiology unit staff; Total antioxidant capacity; Total thiol molecules

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT;

EID: 73349129052     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2008.384.389     Document Type: Article

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