Evaluation of the genotoxic potential of the Casearia sylvestris extract on HTC and V79 cells by the comet assay

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-342

  Maistro, E L ^a   Carvalho, J C T ^a   Mantovani, M S ^b  

^a Universidade Jose do Rosario Vellano   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Casearia sylvestris; Cell culture; Comet assay; HTC cells; V79 cells

Indexed keywords

CASEARIA SYLVESTRIS EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CASEARIA; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CASEARIA; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COMET ASSAY; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA DAMAGE; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS;

CASEARIA; CASEARIA SYLVESTRIS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 1642279378     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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