Antimutagenic effect of phenethyl isothiocyanate

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-92

  Šmerák, Petr ^a   Polívková, Zdeňka ^a   Štětina, Rudolf ^b   Bártová, Jiřina ^a   Bárta, Ivo ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Faculty of Military Medical Health Sciences   (Czech Republic)

^c Department of General Hygiene ^*

Author keywords

2 amino 3 methylimidazo 4,5 quinoline; Aflatoxin B1; Ames test; Comet assay; Micronucleus test; N nitroso N methylurea; Phenethyl isothiocyanate

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149083099     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3526     Document Type: Article

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