Genotoxic and cytotoxic studies of beta-sitosterol and pteropodine in mouse

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2005, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 242-247

  Paniagua Perez R ^a   Madrigal Bujaidar, E ^b   Reyes Cadena, S ^a   Molina Jasso, D ^b   Perez Gallaga J ^a   Silva Miranda, A ^a   Velazco, O ^a   Hernandez N ^a   Chamorro, G ^b  

^a Laboratorio de Bioquímica   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; PTEROPODINE; SITOSTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; LD 50; MALE; MITOSIS INDEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 31044448554     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/JBB.2005.242     Document Type: Article

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