Black tea amelioration of sodium fluoride-induced alterations of DNA, RNA, and protein contents in the cerebral hemisphere, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata regions of mouse brain

Fluoride

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-12

  Verma, R J ^a,b   Trivedi, M H ^a   Chinoy, N J ^a  

^a Gujarat University ^*

^b GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amelioration of fluoride toxicity; Black tea; Cerebellum; Cerebral hemisphere; DNA; Medulla oblongata; Mouse brain; Protein; RNA

Indexed keywords

BLACK TEA EXTRACT; DNA; FLUORIDE SODIUM; PROTEIN; RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HEMISPHERE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; MUS;

EID: 34248175304     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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