Radioprotection of chick thymus by vitamin E.
One day and 7 days old male white leghorn chicks were administered vitamin E prior to their exposure to sublethal dose (2.25 Gy) of gamma radiation from 60C source. The results show that vitamin E helps in faster recovery of damage in chick thymus caused by irradiation.
Rana
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Department of Biosciences, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India.
Sood
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Malhotra
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D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D008297:Male; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology*
D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D014810:Vitamin E