In vivo radioprotective potential of thymol, a monoterpene phenol derivative of cymene

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 726, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-145

  Archana, P R ^a,b   Nageshwar Rao, B ^a   Satish Rao, Satish ^a  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Intestinal protection; Lipid peroxidation; Micronuclei; Radioprotection; Thymol

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; CATALASE; COBALT 60; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TERPENE; THYMOL;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ERYTHROCYTE; GAMMA RADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE CRYPT; JEJUNUM; LD 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPLEEN; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD CELLS; BONE MARROW CELLS; GAMMA RAYS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; THYMOL;

MUS;

EID: 81055156078     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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