Studies on silver nanoparticle-glycyrrhizic acid complex as a radioprotector and an adjuvant in radiotherapy under in vivo conditions

Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 642-651

  Chandrasekharan, Dhanya K ^a   Nair, Cherupally Krishnan Krishnan ^b  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

adjuvant; glycyrrhizic acid; hematopoetic syndrome; nanoparticle; radioprotector; silver

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID SILVER NANOPARTICLE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL LEVEL; COLONY FORMING UNIT S; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INDUCED MORTALITY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; GAMMA RAYS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; MALE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIOTHERAPY; SILVER; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 84870822290     PISSN: 10849785     EISSN: 15578852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2012.1286     Document Type: Article

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