Evaluation of DNA damage of hydro-alcoholic and aqueous extract of Echium amoenum and Nardostachys jatamansi

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 782-786

  Etebari, Mahmoud ^a   Zolfaghari, Behzad ^a   Jafarian Dehkordi, Abbas ^a   Rakian, Roya ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA damage; Echium amoenum; Nardostachys jatamansi

Indexed keywords

ECHIUM AMOENUM EXTRACT; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ECHIUM; ECHIUM AMOENUM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NARDOSTACHYS; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSII;

EID: 84866078655     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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