The anticancer homeopathic composite "Canova Method" is not genotoxic for human lymphocytes in vitro

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-228

  Seligmann, Igor C ^a   Lima, Patrícia D L ^a   Cardoso, Plínio C S ^a   Khayat, André S ^a   Bahia, Marcelo O ^a   De Freitas Buchi, Dorli ^b   Cabral, Isabel R ^a   Burbano, Rommel R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canova Method; Cytogenetics; Mitotic index; Mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; SNAKE VENOM; WATER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACONITUM NAPELLUS; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRYONIA ALBA; CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; CANOVA METHOD; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MITOSIS INDEX; PLANT; THUYA OCCIDENTALIS; TUMOR GROWTH; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HOMEOPATHY; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTAGEN TESTING;

ACONITUM; ACONITUM NAPELLUS; BRYONIA; BRYONIA ALBA; LACHESIS; SERPENTES; THUJA;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MITOTIC INDEX; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 2342429040     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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