Comparative studies on genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity of natural and synthetic β-carotene stereoisomers

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 418, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 73-78

  Xue, Kai Xian ^a   Wu, Jian Zhong ^a   Ma, Guo Jian ^a   Yuan, Sheng ^b   Qin, Hai Lan ^b  

^a JIANGSU CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

carotene; Antigenotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Stereoisomer

Indexed keywords

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; BETA CAROTENE; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOISOMERISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGAE; BETA CAROTENE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOMYCIN; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA SALINA; SALINA;

EID: 0031671442     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(98)00109-0     Document Type: Article

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