Radioprotective effect of american ginseng on human lymphocytes at 90 minutes postirradiation: A study of 40 cases

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 561-567

  Lee, Tung Kwang ^a   O'brien, Kevin F ^a   Wang, Weidong ^a,b   Johnke, Roberta M ^a   Sheng, Chao ^a   Benhabib, Sidi M ^a   Wang, Tao ^c   Allison, Ron R ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (3 AMINOPROPYLAMINO)ETHANETHIOL; DNA; GINSENG EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GINSENOSIDES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MERCAPTOETHYLAMINES; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77952556668     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0590     Document Type: Article

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