Chromosome aberrations induced by curcumin and aloin in Allium cepa L. root meristem cells;Allium cepa L. türünün kök meristem hücrelerinde kursumin ve aloin ile oluşturulan kromozom anormallikleri

Turkish Journal of Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-152

  Palanikumar, Loganathan ^a   Ragunathan, Irulappan ^a   Panneerselvam, Natarajan ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L; Aloin; Clastogenicity; Curcumin; Mitotic index

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ALOE; CURCUMA LONGA;

EID: 79952390609     PISSN: 13000152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/biy-0907-103     Document Type: Article

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