Anti-oxidative and anti-genotoxic effects of methanolic extract of Mentha pulegium on human lympocyte culture

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 647-654

  Alpsoy, Lokman ^a   Şahin, Hilal ^a   Karaman, Şeyda ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

anti oxidant enzymes; genotoxicity; Mentha pulegium; sister chromatid exchange

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; PHENOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MENTHA PULEGIUM; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANTIOXIDANTS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MENTHA PULEGIUM; METHANOL; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TURKEY;

MENTHA PULEGIUM;

EID: 79960962807     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233710393402     Document Type: Article

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