Antioxidant and radiation antagonistic effect of Saraca indica

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-79

  Rao, Bola Sadashiva Satish ^a   Rao, Nageshwar ^a   Archana, P R ^a   Gayathri, P ^a   Shetty, Prerana ^b  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Gamma radiation; Micronuclei; Radioprotection; Saraca indica

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPID; RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT; SARACA INDICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEGUME; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SARACA INDICA;

ANIMALIA; MUS; SARACA INDICA;

EID: 77952178356     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v29.i1.90     Document Type: Article

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