Protective effect of lycopene on ethyl methane sulfonate induced chromosome aberrations in allium cepa

Caryologia

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 220-225

  Aslantürk, Özlem Sultan ^a   Çelik, Tülay Aşkin ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Carotenoid; Chromosome aberration; EMS; Lycopene

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 70249108666     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2006.10797918     Document Type: Article

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