Protection against radiation clastogenecity in mouse bone marrow by Phyllanthus niruri

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 704-710

  Thakur, Indu ^a   Devi, P Uma ^a   Bigoniya, Papiya ^b  

^a Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Bhopal   (India)

^b Radharaman College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosome protection; Gamma irradiation; Mouse bone marrow; Phyllanthus niruri

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SCAVENGER; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; PHYLLANTHUS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI;

EID: 80052478248     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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