Modulating effect of Phyllanthus fruit extract against lead genotoxicity in germ cells of mice

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-117

  Madhavi, D ^a   Rudrama Devi, K ^a   Kesava Rao, K ^a   Reddy, P P ^b  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Institute of Genetics   (India)

Author keywords

Antimutagenicity; Germ cells; Lead nitrate; Mice; Phyllanthus emblica

Indexed keywords

EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; LEAD;

ABNORMALITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS TREE; FRUIT; GENOTOXICITY; GERM CELL; INHIBITION; LEAD; MUTAGENICITY; PLANT EXTRACT; RODENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; GENOTOXICITY; GERM CELL; LEAD POISONING; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA;

EID: 33846681883     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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