Antimutagenic potential of the Thai herb, Mucuna collettii Lace

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-103

  Cherdshewasart, Wichai ^a   Sutjit, Wandee ^a   Pulcharoen, Kade ^a   Panriansaen, Rattana ^a   Chulasiri, Malyn ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antimutagenic test; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus test; Mucuna collettii; Mutagenic test

Indexed keywords

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; BENZO[A]PYRENE; FURYLFURAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MUCUNA COLLETTII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; INCUBATION TIME; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LABORATORY TEST; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; OVARY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TESTIS; THAILAND; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FURYLFURAMIDE; MALE; MEDICINE, ORIENTAL TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUCUNA; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; THAILAND; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

ANIMALIA; MUCUNA; MUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 36549077830     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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