Ganoderma lucidum total triterpenes prevent radiation-induced DNA damage and apoptosis in splenic lymphocytes in vitro

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 726, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 188-194

  Smina, T P ^a   De, Strayo ^b   Devasagayam, T P A ^b   Adhikari, S ^b   Janardhanan, K K ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA damage; G. lucidum; Radioprotection; Triterpene

Indexed keywords

GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REISHI; SPLEEN; TRITERPENES;

GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM;

EID: 81055156859     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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