The mutagenic and antimutagenic activity of Lavandula angustifolia and Elettaria cardamomum essential oils in the bacterial reverse mutation assay

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 9, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 139-142

  Rahimifard, N ^a,b   Hajimehdipoor, H ^a,c   Pirouz, B ^a   Bagheri, F ^b   Bagheri, O ^d   Mirdamadi, K S ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimutagenicity; Bacterial reverse mutation assay; Elettaria cardamomum; Essential oils; Lavandula angustfolia

Indexed keywords

CARDAMOM OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; LAVENDER OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CANCER GROWTH; CARDAMOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUSTRY; FOOD INDUSTRY; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LAVENDER; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ELETTARIA; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 79953880727     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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