Antioxidant potential of Ginkgo biloba leaf extract against uranium-induced genotoxicity and oxidative stress in albino mice

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1551-1558

  Çavuşoǧlu, Kültiǧin ^a   Yapar, Kürşad ^a   Yalçin, Emine ^b  

^a GIRESUN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Exfoliated cells; Gingko biloba; Micronuclei; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHROMOSOME; CYTOLOGY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; GENOTOXICITY; PLANT EXTRACT; POLLUTION EFFECT; RODENT; URANIUM;

ANIMALIA; GINKGO BILOBA; MUS;

EID: 70349897916     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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