Evaluation of evidenced-based radioprotective effi cacy of gymnema sylvestre leaves in mice brain

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-323

  Sharma, K V ^a   Singh, Umang ^b   Vats, Sharad ^a   Priyadarsini, K I ^b   Bhatia, A L ^a   Kamal, Raka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

DPPH. scavenging assays; Gymnema sylvestre; In vivo studies; Mice brain; Protein carbonyl estimation assay; Pulse radiolysis; Superoxide radical scavenging assays

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; GALLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; GYMNEMIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; RADIATION PROTECTION;

GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; MUS;

EID: 77149166661     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v28.i4.60     Document Type: Article

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