Anticlastogenic action of vitamin C against genotoxicity of estrogenic drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) in the human lymphocyte chromosomes

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-88

  Shadab, G G H A ^a   Ahmad, M E ^a   Azfer, M A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticlastogenic; Diethylstilbestrol; Genotoxicity; Human lymphocytes; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CLASTOGEN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GENOTOXICITY; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE MEMBRANE; MUTAGENICITY; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 31544441355     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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