Amelioration by melatonin of chromosomal anomalies induced by arsenic and/or fluoride in human blood lymphocyte cultures

Fluoride

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 255-260

  Rao, Mandava V ^a,b   Tiwari, Hemlata ^a  

^a Gujarat University ^*

^b GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic and chromosomes; Chromosomal aberrations; Fluoride and chromosomes; Lymphocyte cultures; Melatonin and chromosomes; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COLCHICINE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYMPHOCYTE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 33846561657     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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