Assessment in vitro of cytogenetic and genotoxic effects of propolis on human lymphocytes

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 216-221

  Montoro, A ^a,b   Soriano, J M ^b   Barquinero, J F ^c   Almonacid, M ^a   Verdu G ^d   Sahuquillo, V ^a   Villaescusa, J I ^a   Sebastia N ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Ethanolic extract of propolis; Genotoxicity; Human lymphocytes; In vitro

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PROPOLIS;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MITOSIS INDEX; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MITOSIS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PROPOLIS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 84855208693     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.10.053     Document Type: Article

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