Ahmad Raza Khan1, Poonam Rana1, M
Memita Devi1, Shubhra Chaturvedi2, Subash Khushu1
1NMR Research Centre, INMAS,
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high resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy based metabonomic approach has been used
to study acute effect of gamma irradiation at biochemical levels. Urine
samples were collected from mice at 6, 24 and 96 hrs post irradiation with
dose of 3, 5 and 8 Gy. Significant changes were observed in high dose of
gamma irradiation even after 6 hrs, while maximum changes observed in low and
moderate dose after 24 hrs of exposure. These alterations in metabolites
could be helpful for identification of potential biomarkers associated with
radiation induced changes and may find applications in biological dosimeters.
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