Anti-genotoxic effect of Ocimum sanctum L. extract against cyproterone acetate induced genotoxic damage in cultured mammalian cells

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-409

  Siddique, Y H ^a   Ara, Gulshan ^a   Beg, T ^a   Afzal, M ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti genotoxicity; Aqueous extract; Cyproterone acetate; Human lymphocytes; Ocimum sanctum

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BASIL; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; OCIMUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MAMMALIA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM;

EID: 38549169980     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: 1588256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.58.2007.4.7     Document Type: Article

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