Nonmutagenic action of cannabinoids in vitro

Pharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1978, Pages 333-343

  Zimmerman, Arthur M ^a,b   Stich, Hans ^a,b   San, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A9 Tetrahydrocannabinol; Cannabidiol; Cannabinoids; Cannabinol; Fibroblasts; Marihuana; Mutagenic

Indexed keywords

CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOL; RADIOISOTOPE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

CHROMOSOME; DNA REPAIR; DNA SYNTHESIS; FIBROBLAST; HEREDITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTAGENESIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; THYMIDINE H 3; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM;

ADULT; CANNABINOL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CLONE CELLS; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMAN; MUTAGENS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 0018193988     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: 14230313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000136789     Document Type: Article

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