Protection by black tea extract against chromosome damage induced by two heavy metals in mice

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-247

  Mukherjee, Paramita ^a   Poddar, Sandeep ^b   Talukder, Geeta ^b   Sharma, Archana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anticlastogenic effects; Arsenic; Chromium; Tea chemoprotection

Indexed keywords

ARSENITE SODIUM; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CLASTOGEN; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; HEAVY METAL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GIEMSA STAIN; LD 50; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; THEACEAE;

EID: 0032726718     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.37.3.243.6309     Document Type: Article

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