Effects of carvacrol on sister chromatid exchanges in human lymphocyte cultures

Cytotechnology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 145-148

  Ipek, Evrim ^a   Tüylü, Berrin Ayaz ^a   Zeytinoǧlu, Hülya ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carvacrol; Lymphocyte culture; Sister chromatid exchange

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; MITOMYCIN C;

ANTIGENICITY; BIOASSAY; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

MAMMALIA; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 19544364912     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CYTO.0000039896.26707.40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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