A comparison of vitamin A and leucovorin for the prevention of methotrexate-induced micronuclei production in rat bone marrow

Clinics

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 821-826

  Madhyastha, Sampath ^a   Prabhu, Latha V ^a   Saralaya, V ^a   Rai, Rajalakshmi ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Leucovorin; Methotrexate; Micronuclei; Rat bone marrow erythrocytes; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; LEUCOVORIN; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VITAMIN A;

EID: 57349180689     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322008000600019     Document Type: Article

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