Evaluation of genotoxic and antigenotoxic effects of hydroalcoholic extracts of Zuccagnia punctata Cav.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 330-335

  Zampini, Iris Catiana ^a,b   Villarini, Milena ^b   Moretti, Massimo ^b   Dominici, Luca ^b   Isla, María Inés ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

2 ,4 Dihydroxychalcone; Antigenotoxic activity; Comet assay; HepG2 cells; Zuccagnia punctata

Indexed keywords

2',4' DIHYDROXYCHALCONE; 4 NITROQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; ALCOHOL; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZUCCAGNIA PUNCTATA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ZUCCAGNIA PUNCTATA;

ARGENTINA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CHALCONES; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FABACEAE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

FABACEAE; ZUCCAGNIA PUNCTATA;

EID: 37249029093     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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