Genotoxic and antigenotoxic properties of Baccharis trimera in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-101

  Rodrigues, Carmem R F ^a   Dias, Jacqueline H ^a   de Mello, Rodrigo N ^a   Richter, Marc F ^a   Picada, Jaqueline N ^a   Ferraz, Alexandre B F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Baccharis trimera; Comet assay; DPPH; Micronucleus assay; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BACCHARIS TRIMERA EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS TRIMERA; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; CELL PROTECTION; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; LIVER; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; BACCHARIS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ASTERACEAE; BACCHARIS TRIMERA; MUS;

EID: 67651218955     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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