Chlorhexidine induces DNA damage in rat peripheral leukocytes and oral mucosal cells

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 358-361

  Ribeiro, Daniel Araki ^a   Bazo, Ana Paula ^a   Da Silva Franchi, Carla Adriene ^a   Esther, Mariângela ^a   Marques, Alencar ^a   Favero Salvadori, Daisy Maria ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Comet assay; DNA damage; Micronucleus assay

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; DRINKING WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; RETICULOCYTE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTES; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MOUTH MUCOSA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 4644360360     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2004.00759.x     Document Type: Article

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