[Evaluation of radioprotective properties of a lipocarotenoid extract from mycelium of basidiomycetes during external irradiation]. / Otsenka radiozashchitnykh svoistv lipokarotinoidnogo ékstrakta iz mitseliia bazodial'nogo griba v usloviiakh vneshnego oblucheniia.

Radioprotective properties of LPC extract from mycelium of Basidiomycetes fungus at doses 12.0; 3.0 and 1.0 Gy of external irradiation were investigated. The extract of LPC at 2.5 mkg/ml concentration promoted the survival of animals (to 40%) and increased the average life at the lethal dose. At 1.0 Gy dose the use of extract resulted in restoration of radiosensitive organs weights, the number of blood leucocytes and some indexes of lipid peroxidation in blood plasma. The extract has produced some effect on the amount of spermatogenic cells in the testis.