Protection against radiation-induced oxidative damage by an ethanolic extract of Nigella sativa L.

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 719-731

  Rastogi, Lori ^a   Feroz, Shaikh ^b   Pandey, Badri Narain ^a   Jagtap, Arti ^b   Mishra, Kaushala Prasad ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b BOMBAY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

antioxidant enzymes; free radicals; Nigella sativa L.; oxidative stress; radioprotection; splenic lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BLACK CUMIN; CELL FREE SYSTEM; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; NIGELLA SATIVA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 77956288932     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2010.484480     Document Type: Article

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