Hepatoprotective efficacy of Grewia asiatica fruit against oxidative stress in Swiss albino mice

Iranian Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 75-85

  Sharma, K V ^a   Sisodia, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

DNA; Hepatocyte count; Liver histology; Mice liver; Radioprotection; RNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; GREWIA ASIATICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METABOLISM; GREWIA; GREWIA ASIATICA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IRRADIATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RNA METABOLISM;

EID: 77956852917     PISSN: 23223243     EISSN: 17284562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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