Screening of codeine, dextromethorphan & dextropropoxyphene for their genotoxicity in swiss albino mice

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 676-680

  Mittal, R ^a   Patil, P A ^a   Torgal, S S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Codeine; Comet assay; Dextromethorphan; Dextropropoxyphene; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus assay

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEATED POLYCHROMATIC ERYTHROCYTE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; CODEINE; COMET ASSAY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 70349518671     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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