Himematsutake (Iwade Strain 101) extract (ABM-FD): Genetic toxicology and a 3-month dietary toxicity study in rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1949-1959

  Sumiya, T ^a   Ikeda, Y ^a   Broadmeadow, A ^b   May, K ^b   Pritchard, L ^b   Horne, C ^b   Burlinson, B ^b  

^a Mycology Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b HUNTINGDON LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agaricus blazei Murrill; Food additive; Genotoxicity; Himematsutake extract; Subchronic toxicity

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS BLAZEI EXTRACT; CREATININE; UREA;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; RAT; SPLEEN WEIGHT;

AGARICUS; ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CELL LINE; DIET; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; EATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FRUITING BODIES, FUNGAL; LEUKEMIA L5178; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

AGARICUS BLAZEI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 42749087008     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.01.035     Document Type: Article

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