In vivo comparative studies on antigenotoxicity of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera l.) pits extract against DNA damage induced by N-Nitroso-N- methylurea in mice

Toxicology International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-286

  Diab, K A S ^a   Aboul Ela, E I ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberration assay; date palm pits; DNA fragmentation assay; micronucleus assay; N Nitro N methylurea

Indexed keywords

METHYLNITROSOUREA; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATE (FRUIT); DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GENOTOXICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

MUS; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 84871300395     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: 09765131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6580.103669     Document Type: Article

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