Genotoxicity and apoptosis in Drosophila melanogaster exposed to benzene, toluene and xylene: Attenuation by quercetin and curcumin

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-30

  Singh, Mahendra P ^a   Mishra, M ^a,b   Sharma, A ^a,b   Shukla, A K ^a,b   Mudiam, M K R ^a,b   Patel, D K ^a,b   Ram, K Ravi ^a,b   Chowdhuri, D Kar ^a,b  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; Genotoxicity; Midgut; Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; BENZENE; CATALASE; CURCUMIN; CYTOCHROME P450; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; QUERCETIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOTOXICITY; LARVA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICROSOME; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BENZENE; CURCUMIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; LARVA; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; QUERCETIN; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 79955017131     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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