USE OF RICE BRAN OIL DISTILLATE EXTRACT FOR PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF RADIATION

摘要

Provided herein is a tocol rich fraction of rice bran oil deodorized distillate that is shown to be both radioprotective and able to protect against oxidative damage. This fraction may prove an inexpensive and readily available extract that can be used to prepare pharmaceutical compositions for use in protecting against radiation exposure and/or other forms of oxidative stress.