The effect of carvacrol on healthy neurons and N2a cancer cells: Some biochemical, anticancerogenicity and genotoxicity studies

Cytotechnology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 149-157

  Aydın, Elanur ^a   Türkez, Hasan ^b   Keleş, M Sait ^c  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERZURUM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carvacrol; Cell viability; Comet assay; MTT assay; N2a neuroblastoma cell line; Neurotoxicity; Oxidative status

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CARVACROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MTT ASSAY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

RATTUS; TOSCANA VIRUS;

EID: 84893676329     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: 15730778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10616-013-9547-5     Document Type: Article

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