Protective effect of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) aqueous extract against genetic damage induced by anti-tumor agents in mice

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-84

  Premkumar, K ^a,c   Thirunavukkarasu, C ^a   Abraham, S K ^b   Santhiya, S T ^a   Ramesh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti tumor; Cisplatin; Comet assay; Cyclophosphamide; Genotoxicity; Mitomycin C; Saffron

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAROTENOID; CISPLATIN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA; MITOMYCIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HERB; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPICE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; CROCUS; DNA DAMAGE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 33644778804     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327106ht589oa     Document Type: Article

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