In vivo genotoxicity evaluation of a plant based antiarthritic and anticancer therapeutic agent Boswelic acids in rodents

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1112-1118

  Sharma, R ^a   Singh, S ^a   Singh, G D ^a   Khajuria, A ^a   Sidiq, T ^a   Singh, S K ^a   Chashoo, G ^a   Pagoch, S S ^a   Kaul, A ^a   Saxena, A K ^a   Johri, R K ^a   Taneja, S C ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

Boswellia serrata; Comet assay; Cyclophosphamide; Genotoxicity; Micronuclei

Indexed keywords

BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GUM ARABIC; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BONE MARROW; BOSWELLIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COMET ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTES; GUM ARABIC; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MUTAGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESINS, PLANT; RODENTIA; SPERMATOZOA; TRITERPENES;

ACACIA; ANIMALIA; BOSWELLIA SERRATA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 70449123812     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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