LEADER 04827nam 22006614a 450 001 9910446332503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-76558-9 010 $a9786611765583 010 $a1-84593-445-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000542080 035 $a(EBL)361038 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000170401 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11155134 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000170401 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10223993 035 $a(PQKB)10684127 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC361038 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL361038 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10255042 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL3420865 035 $a(OCoLC)271693588 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000542080 100 $a20080208d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHerbal radiomodulators $eapplications in medicine, homeland defence and space /$feditor, Rajesh Arora 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWallingford, UK ;$aCambridge, MA $cCABI$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (352 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84593-395-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRadiomodulatory compounds of herbal origin for new frontiers in medicine, homeland security, management of radiological incidents, and space applications / Rajesh Arora ... [et al.] -- Indian medicinal herbs and ayurvedic formulations as potential radioprotectors / D.K. Maurya and T.P.A. Devasagayam -- 327 $aIrradiation, radioprotection, and Nigella sativa / M. Cemek ... [et al.] -- Modulation of radiation-induced damage by Serbian natural plant products : implications for radioprotection / Gordana Joksic, Andreja Leskovac, and Sandra Petrovic -- Phytoceuticals for radioprotection with special reference to Egyptian flora / N.M. Abdel-Hamid -- Melatonin mitigates the damaging effects of ionizing radiation / Russel J. Reiter ... [et al.] -- Radioprotective effect of citrus and hawthorn extracts against genotoxicty induced by gamma irradiation / Seyed Jalal Hosseinimehr -- 327 $aThe healing potential of indigenous essential oils from New Zealand in the prevention and management of radiation-induced mucositis / W. Maddocks-Jennings -- Piper betel leaves : a potential gold mine of radioprotective and photoprotective compounds / Debashish Banerjee and Subrata Chattopadhyay -- Dietary antioxidants and phytochemicals in radioprotection and therapy / Carmia Borek -- Effects of berry fruits on neurocognitive deficits produced by exposure to space radiation / B.M. Rabin, James Joseph, and Barbara Shukitt-Hale -- 327 $aRadioprotection by the soy isoflavone genistein / Michael R. Landauer -- Propolis and related flavonoids as radioprotective agents / Nada Orsolic ... [et al.] -- Radioprotective effects of Ginkgo biloba via its antioxidant action / Goksel Sener, Abdullah Sakarcan, and Berrak C. Yegen -- Novel strategies for protecting mitochondria (the cellular powerhouse) against low-LET radiation : a review / Damodar Gupta ... [et al.] -- 327 $aAndrographis paniculata : an emerging radioprotective agent for membrane proteins / Rakshamani Tripathi and Jayashree P. Kamat -- Mitigation of deleterious effects of ionizing radiation by phytoceuticals : mechanistic studies with Centella asiatica / C.K.K. Nair and Jisha Joy -- The radiosensitizing effects of L-canavanine / David R. Worthen and Peter A. Crooks -- 327 $aWithaferin A : a phytosteroid of promise for tumour sensitization in cancer therapy / P. Uma Devi -- The radiosensitizer hypericin as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of central nervous system tumours / Toba Niazi and William T. Couldwell -- Radiosensitizing activity of the Indian medicinal plant Tinospora cordifolia Miers ex Hook F & Thoms in tumour-bearing mice / Ganesh Chandra Jagetia -- Do antioxidants reduce the efficacy of radiotherapy? / Ralph Moss. 330 $aDiscusses the potential of radiation countermeasure agents and radiosensitizers of herbal origin, and their multifaceted mode of action, particularly in nuclear operations, rescue operations, deep space missions, and application during radiotherapy. This book is suitable for readers in radiation biology, radiation oncology, and military medicine. 606 $aRadiation-protective agents 606 $aHerbs$xTherapeutic use 606 $aRadiotherapy 615 0$aRadiation-protective agents. 615 0$aHerbs$xTherapeutic use. 615 0$aRadiotherapy. 676 $a615/.321 701 $aArora$b Rajesh$0913113 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910446332503321 996 $aHerbal radiomodulators$92045567 997 $aUNINA