In vivo and in vitro genotoxic effects of zerumbone

Caryologia

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-17

  Al Zubairi, Adel S ^a   Abdul, Ahmad Bustamam ^a,b   Yousif, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Sana a   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Cho; Genotoxicity; Human peripheral blood lymphocytes; Micronucleus; Mnpces; Zerumbone

Indexed keywords

CRICETULUS GRISEUS; RATTUS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 77954306932     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2010.10589704     Document Type: Article

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