Antioxidants in aqueous extract of Myristica fragrans (Houtt.) suppress mitosis and cyclophosphamide-induced chromosomal aberrations in Allium cepa L. cells

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 915-922

  Akinboro, Akeem ^a   Mohamed, Kamaruzaman Bin ^a   Asmawi, Mohd Zaini ^b   Sulaiman, Shaida Fariza ^a   Sofiman, Othman Ahmad ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Antioxidants; Chromosomal aberration; Cyclophosphamide; Mitotic index

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; ONION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLIUM; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MITOSIS; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ALLIUM CEPA; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS;

EID: 81855192718     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B1000315     Document Type: Article

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