Assessment of the genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity of (+)-usnic acid in V79 cells and Swiss mice by the micronucleus and comet assays

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 753, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-106

  Leandro, Luís Fernando ^a   Munari, Carla Carolina ^a   Sato, Vânia Luiza Ferreira Lucatti ^a   Alves, Jacqueline Morais ^a   de Oliveira, Pollyanna Francielli ^a   Mastrocola, Daiane Fernanda Pereira ^a   Martins, Sabrina de Paula Lima ^a   Moraes, Thais da Silva ^a   de Oliveira, Alessandra Iara ^a   Tozatti, Marcos Gomide ^a   Cunha, Wilson Roberto ^a   Tavares, Denise Crispim ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE FRANCA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigenotoxicity; Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Usnic acid

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; USNIC ACID; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; V79 CELL LINE; ANIMAL; BONE MARROW; CELL LINE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST;

ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOFURANS; BONE MARROW; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS;

EID: 84875962047     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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