Genotoxicity of an extract of Calendula officinalis L.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-55

  Ramos, A ^a   Edreira, A ^a   Vizoso, A ^a   Betancourt, J ^b   Lopez M ^b   Decalo M ^c  

^a Ctro de Invest/Desarrollo de Med   (Cuba)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS DE LA HABANA   (Cuba)

^c Hospital 'Luis Díaz Soto'   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Calendula officinalis; Chromosome malsegregation; Micronucleus test; Mitotic segregation; Salmonella microsome

Indexed keywords

CALENDULA EXTRACT;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MITOSIS; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SOMATIC CROSSING OVER;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; BONE MARROW; CUBA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOSIS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0032077882     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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