Antimutagenic in vitro activity of plant polyphenols: Pycnogenol® and Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 384-388

  Križková, Lívia ^a   Chovanová, Zuzana ^a   Ďuračková, Zdenka ^a   Krajčovič, Juraj ^a  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; Antimutagenicity; Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761); Ofloxacin; Pycnogenol

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; OFLOXACIN; POLYPHENOL; PYCNOGENOL;

ANTIMUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; EUGLENA GRACILIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; CATTLE; DNA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; FLAVONOIDS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUTAGENS; OFLOXACIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EUGLENA GRACILIS; GINKGO BILOBA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 40849135727     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2331     Document Type: Article

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