Post-treatment effects of Alstonia scholaris extract against radiation-induced biochemical alterations in swiss albino mice

Iranian Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-177

  Gupta, U ^a   Chaudhary, R ^a   Goyal, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Alstonia scholaris; Gutathione; Lipid peroxidation; Mice; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; COBALT TELETHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 78650134667     PISSN: 23223243     EISSN: 17284562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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