Possible modulating actions of plant extracts on the chromosome breaking activity of MMC and Ara-C in human lymphocytes in vitro

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 617-622

  Roncada, T ^a   Vicentini, V E P ^b   Mantovani, M S ^a  

^a CCB   (Brazil)

^b Deparmento Biol Cel Genet UEM M   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium; Clastogenicity; Cytosine arabin furanoside; Human lymphocytes; Mitomycin C; Psidium guajava

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; CLASTOGEN; CYTARABINE; MITOMYCIN C; PLANT EXTRACT; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHILLEA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATID ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA REPAIR; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; GUAVA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MUTAGENICITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACHILLEA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CYTARABINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MITOMYCIN; MUTAGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSIDIUM;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ARA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 3142572575     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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