The ameliorative effect of Echinacea purpurea against gamma radiation induced oxidative stress and immune responses in male rats

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 506-512

  Ezz, Magda K ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

rays; C reactive protein; Echinacea purpurea; Oxidative stress; Potassium; Sodium; Spleen; WBCs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864449637     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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