Protective role of allicin and L-ascorbic acid against the genotoxic damage induced by chlormadinone acetate in cultured human lymphocytes

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 769-772

  Siddique, Yasir Hasan ^a   Afzal, Mohammad ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allicin; Antioxidants; Chlormadinone acetate; Chromosomal aberrations; L Ascorbic acid; Sister chromatid exchanges

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; SCAVENGER; SULFINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TIME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELLS, CULTURED; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SULFINIC ACIDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24644510210     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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