Mitigation by vitamin C of the genotoxic effects of nicotine in mice, assessed by the comet assay and micronucleus induction

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 744, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-144

  Kahl, Vivian F S ^a   Reyes, Juliana M ^a   Sarmento, Merielen S ^a   Da Silva, Juliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigenotoxicity; Comet assay; Micronucleus test; Nicotine; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CAS 50817; NICOTINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; MELTING POINT; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; NICOTINE;

MUS;

EID: 84859164071     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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