Protective action of sodium ascorbate against the DNA-damaging effect of malaoxon

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 110-118

  Blasiak, Janusz ^a   Kowalik, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DNA; DNA REPAIR; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALAOXON; MUTAGENESIS; TOXICITY;

EID: 0032751063     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pest.1999.2436     Document Type: Article

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