Fern spore extracts can damage DNA

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-73

  Siman S E ^a,b   Povey, A C ^a,b   Ward, T H ^a   Margison, G P ^a   Sheffield, E ^b  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA strand breaks; Fern spores; Single cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; LIVER ENZYME; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FERN; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES;

ANEMIA PHYLLITIDIS; DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA; OSMUNDA REGALIS; PTERIDIUM; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; PTERIS VITTATA; SADLERIA PALLIDA;

EID: 0034042419     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1204     Document Type: Article

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