Effects of crude garlic extract on mouse chromosomes in vivo

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-47

  Das, T ^a   Choudhury, A Roy ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Talukder, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0342468274     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(95)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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