Standardized Solarium melongena extract presents protective effects against chromosomal aberrations induced by doxorubicin in wistar rat bone marrow cells

Cytologia

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-181

  Ferreira, Luciano ^a   Carvalho, José Carlos Tavares ^a   Maistro, Edson Luis ^a  

^a Universidade Jose do Rosario Vellano   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Doxorubicin; Eggplant; Micronucleus test; Solanum melongena

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MELONGENA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SOLANUM MELONGENA; SOLARIUM; SOLARIUM MELONGENA;

EID: 0041426601     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.68.177     Document Type: Article

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