Inhibitory effects of aqueous crude extract of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) on chemical-induced genotoxicity in mice

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 474-476

  Premkumar, Kumpati ^a,c,d   Abraham, Suresh K ^b   Santhiya, Sathiyavedu T ^a   Ramesh, Arabandi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cisplatin; Inhibitory effects; Micronucleus test; Mitomycin C; Saffron; Urethane

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; MITOMYCIN C; PLANT EXTRACT; SAFFRON EXTRACT; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PISTIL STIGMA; PROTECTION; SAFFRON;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CISPLATIN; COMPLEX MIXTURES; CROCUS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROBLASTS; MALE; MICE; MITOMYCIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; URETHANE;

ANIMALIA; CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 3042850425     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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