Inhibitory effect of propolis and bee venom on the mutagenicity of some direct-and indirect-acting mutagens

Teratogenesis Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 403-413

  Varanda, Eliana A ^a   Monti, Rubens ^a   Tavares, Denise C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimutagenicity; Bee venom; Direct and indirect mutagens; Propolis

Indexed keywords

4 NITRO 1,2 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; AFLATOXIN B1; BEE VENOM; BENZO[A]PYRENE; DAUNORUBICIN; PROPOLIS;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

AFLATOXIN B1; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; BEE VENOMS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BRAZIL; DAUNORUBICIN; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PHENYLENEDIAMINES; PROPOLIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; PROPOLIS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0032695584     PISSN: 02703211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6866(1999)19:6<403::AID-TCM4>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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