Mushroom beta glucan: Potential candidate for post irradiation protection

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 751, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-115

  Pillai, Thulasi G ^a,b,d   Uma Devi, P ^c  

^a Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Bhopal   (India)

^b KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c ARA B 35A   (India)

^d JNCH   (India)

Author keywords

Beta glucan; Gamma radiation; Ganoderma lucidum; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; BETA GLUCAN; GLUTATHIONE; HEMOGLOBIN; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MORTALITY; MOUSE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION;

AGARICALES; AMIFOSTINE; ANIMALS; BETA-GLUCANS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; GAMMA RAYS; HEMOGLOBINS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER; MICE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; MUS;

EID: 84874227662     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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