Usefulness of the SOS Chromotest in the study of medicinal plants as radioprotectors

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 323-329

  Fuentes, Jorge ^a,f   Alonso, Alena ^a   Cuétara, Elizabeth ^b   Vernhe, Mariolys ^a   Alvarez, Nadine ^c   Sánchez Lamar, Angel ^d   Llagostera, Montserrat ^e  

^a CENTRO DE APLICACIONES TECNOLÓGICAS Y DESARROLLO NUCLEAR CEADEN   (Cuba)

^b Centro de Investigaciones Biomedicas   (Cuba)

^c Instituto Finlay   (Cuba)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f CEADEN   (Cuba)

Author keywords

rays; Amifostine; Escherichia coli; Medicinal plants; Radioprotectors; SOS Chromotest

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS ORBICULARIS HBK EXTRACT; PINUS CARIBAEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GAMMA RADIATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCREENING TEST; SOS CHROMOTEST;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS);

CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; PHYLLANTHUS ORBICULARIS; PINUS CARIBAEA;

EID: 33745310700     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000600733168     Document Type: Article

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