Cytotoxic, mutagenic and antimutagenic screening of Arenosclera brasiliensis acetone and ethanol extracts

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 542-548

  Stankevicins, L ^a   Aiub, C A F ^b   Mazzei, J L ^a   Lobo Hajdu, G ^a   Felzenszwalb, I ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b National Institute for Quality Control in Health   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimutagenicity; Arenosclera brasiliensis; Marine natural products; Salmonella reverse mutation test

Indexed keywords

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARENOSCLERA BRASILIENSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ARENOSCLERA BRASILIENSIS; PORIFERA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 47949126456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol7-2gmr460     Document Type: Article

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