Effect of carotenoids against genotoxicity of diethylnitrosamine on rat hepatocytes

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 691-698

  Garcia Gasca T ^a   Fatell, S ^b   Villa Trevino, S ^b   De Gonzalez Mejia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chemoprevention; Genotoxicity; Nitrosamines

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DRUG VEHICLE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENOTOXICITY; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PEPPER; RAT;

EID: 0345294383     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(98)00052-6     Document Type: Article

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