Protective effect of alstonia scholaris against radiation-induced clastogenic and biochemical alterations in mice

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-111

  Jahan, Swafiya ^a   Goyal, Pradeep Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Alstonia scholaris; Chromosomal aberrations; Gamma radiation; Glutathione; Lipid peroxidation; Micronuclei

Indexed keywords

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ALSTONIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BONE MARROW; CHROMATID ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; GAMMA RADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MUTAGENESIS; RADIATION PROTECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; ANIMAL; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; ANIMALIA; MUS;

ALSTONIA; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA DAMAGE; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 77953339954     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v29.i2.40     Document Type: Article

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