Radioprotective effect of sugar cane extract in chickens.
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.
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Said
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National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Bio-orientated Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan.
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Ki-Jeong
KJ
Motobu
Maki
M
El-Abasy
Moshira
M
Nakamura
Kikuyasu
K
Koge
Kenji
K
Hirota
Yoshikazu
Y
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
D010936:Plant Extracts; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents