Shielding the skin: do African medicinal plants possess the ability to mitigate ionizing radiation-induced skin alterations?

Banele Ndlovu, Lisa Joorst, Chenické Matthys, Randall Fisher, Aleksandr Bugay, Farzana Fisher (neé Rahiman)

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DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2026.2672476
Published: 2026-06-09
Container: International Journal of Radiation Biology
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
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@article{allodium:10.1080/09553002.2026.2672476,
  title = {Shielding the skin: do African medicinal plants possess the ability to mitigate ionizing radiation-induced skin alterations?},
  author = {Banele Ndlovu and Lisa Joorst and Chenické Matthys and Randall Fisher and Aleksandr Bugay and Farzana Fisher (neé Rahiman)},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {International Journal of Radiation Biology},
  doi = {10.1080/09553002.2026.2672476},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2026.2672476}
}

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TI  - Shielding the skin: do African medicinal plants possess the ability to mitigate ionizing radiation-induced skin alterations?
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AU  - Aleksandr Bugay
AU  - Farzana Fisher (neé Rahiman)
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DO  - 10.1080/09553002.2026.2672476
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Ndlovu, B., Joorst, L., Matthys, C., Fisher, R., Bugay, A., & Rahiman), F. F. (. (2026). Shielding the skin: do African medicinal plants possess the ability to mitigate ionizing radiation-induced skin alterations?. International Journal of Radiation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2026.2672476

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