Genotoxicity testing of a fenugreek extract

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1769-1775

  Flammang, A M ^a   Cifone, M A ^b   Erexson, G L ^b   Stankowski Jr , L F ^b  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Department of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology   (United States)

Author keywords

Extract; Fenugreek; Mouse lymphoma forward mutation assay; Mouse micronucleus assay; Reverse mutation assay; Safety; Toxicology; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYISOLEUCINE; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; FLAVORING AGENT; ISOLEUCINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FENUGREEK; FOOD; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENOTOXICITY; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; REVERTANT; STANDARD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEEDS; TRIGONELLA; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

TRIGONELLA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 4444237683     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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