Baicalein protects mice against radiation-induced DNA damages and genotoxicity

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 277-281

  Gandhi, Nitin Motilal ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Baicalein; Comet assay; DNA damage; Micronucleus; Radiation

Indexed keywords

BAICALEIN; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GAMMA RADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; RETICULOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLAVANONES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RETICULOCYTES; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

MUS; SCUTELLARIA;

EID: 84878470914     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-013-1649-z     Document Type: Article

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