Evaluation of mutagenic and antimutagenic activities of neem (Azadirachta indica) seed oil in the in vitro Ames Salmonella/microsome assay and in vivo mouse bone marrow micronucleus test

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 931-937

  Vinod, V ^a   Tiwari, P K ^b   Meshram, G P ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ames test; Antimutagenicity; DMSO extract; Micronucleus test; Mutagenicity; Neem oil

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1254; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; MITOMYCIN; NEEM OIL;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BONE MARROW; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; AZADIRACHTA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BONE MARROW CELLS; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PLANT OILS; SALMONELLA;

ANIMALIA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; RATTUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 79954419323     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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