title: Radioprotective effect of sugar cane extract in chickens.
abstract: To evaluate the radioprotective effect of sugar cane extract (SCE), SCE was orally administered into the crop of 3-week-old chickens for 3 consecutive days before or after x-ray radiation at a dose of 500 mg/kg/day. The survival rate of SCE administered chickens before x-ray radiation at a dose of 920 rad increased to 68.8% when compared with that of the irradiated control (50%). Histopathological examination revealed the intestine of SCE administered chickens to have mild to moderate pathological changes, when compared with that of the irradiated control animals.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Bio-orientated Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan.
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amer
authors.forename: Ki-Jeong
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motobu
authors.forename: Moshira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Abasy
authors.forename: Kikuyasu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koge
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirota
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D031786:Saccharum; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents