Protective action of an anti-oxidant (L-Ascorbic acid) against genotoxicity and cytotoxicity in mice during p-DAB-induced hepatocarcinogenesis

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 72-80

  Surjyo, B ^a   Anisur, K B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

Anti carcinogen genotoxicity; Cytotoxicity; Hepatocarcinogenesis; L Ascorbic acid; Mice; p dimethylaminoazobenzene

Indexed keywords

4 DIMETHYLAMINOAZOBENZENE; ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENOTOXICITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CARCINOGENS; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GABA MODULATORS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; P-DIMETHYLAMINOAZOBENZENE; PHENOBARBITAL; SPERM HEAD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4444363153     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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