Evaluation of radioprotective efficacy and possible mechanism of action of Aloe gel

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 427-435

  Saini, Dinesh Kumar ^a   Saini, Mali Ram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe gel; Effective dose; Mortality; Radiation; Radiation sickness; Scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL; IN VITRO STUDY; LD 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SICKNESS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ALOE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZOTHIAZOLES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GELS; GLUTATHIONE; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PICRATES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SULFONIC ACIDS;

ALOE; ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 79954800353     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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