Microbial regulation and protective effects of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) in gamma-irradiated mice intestine

The small intestinal epithelium is highly sensitive to radiation and a major site of injury during radiation therapy and environmental overexposure. The objective of this study was to evaluate yerba mate extract (MT) as a potential radioprotective agent in the intestine. First yerba mate was exposed...

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Main Authors: Sawsan M. El-Sonbaty, Eman Araby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850713000290