Genotoxicity testing of Ambelania occidentalis (Apocynaceae) leaf extract in vivo

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 440-447

  Castro, L S ^a   Perazzo, F F ^b   Maistro, E L ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAPÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ambelania occidentalis; Comet assay; Micronucleus test; Mutagenicity assay; Single cell gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

AMBELANIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMBELANIA OCCIDENTALIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; APOCYNACEAE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

APOCYNACEAE; MUS;

EID: 67649407432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-2gmr588     Document Type: Article

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