Safety evaluation of Elsholtzia splendens extracts: Assessment of acute toxicity and mutagenicity

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1042-1047

  Shim, Soon Mi ^a   Choi, Mi Hee ^a   Kim, Gun Hee ^a  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Bacterial reverse mutation; CHL chromosomal aberration; Elsholtzia splendens; Safety

Indexed keywords

ELSHOLTZIA SPLENDENS EXTRACT; HISTIDINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELSHOLTZIA SPLENDENS; FEMALE; LUNG; MALE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REVERTANT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; FEMALE; LAMIACEAE; MALE; MICE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRICETULUS GRISEUS; ELSHOLTZIA SPLENDENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 38649114030     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.10.036     Document Type: Article

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