Evaluation of toxicity of essential oils palmarosa, citronella, lemongrass and vetiver in human lymphocytes

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 71-77

  Sinha, Sonali ^a   Jothiramajayam, Manivannan ^a   Ghosh, Manosij ^a   Mukherjee, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; Essential oils; Genotoxicity; Human lymphocytes; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

CITRAL; CITRONELLAL; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANIOL; PALMAROSA OIL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VETIVER ACETATE; DIACETYLDICHLOROFLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DNA DAMAGE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MTT ASSAY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TRYPAN BLUE ASSAY; CHEMISTRY; CYMBOPOGON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SCREENING; METABOLISM; TOXICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; COMET ASSAY; CYMBOPOGON; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FLUORESCEINS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TERPENES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897377170     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.02.036     Document Type: Article

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