Dried fruit extract from Xylopia aethiopica (Annonaceae) protects Wistar albino rats from adverse effects of whole body radiation

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 63, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 635-643

  Adaramoye, Oluwatosin A ^a   Okiti, Osume O ^a   Farombi, E Olatunde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Radiation; Antioxidants; Kidney; Liver; Radioprotection; Xylopia aethiopica

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; CREATININE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA EXTRACT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FRUIT; GAMMA IRRADIATION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; XYLOPIA; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANNONACEAE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FRUIT; GAMMA RAYS; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA; ANNONACEAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA;

EID: 80053247838     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: 16181433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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