Antigenotoxic and antimutagenic effects of schinus terebinthifolius Raddi in Allium cepa and Swiss mice: A comparative study

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 3411-3425

  Fedel Miyasato, L E S ^a   Formagio, A S N ^b   Auharek, S A ^a   Kassuya, C A L ^b   Navarro, S D ^a   Cunha Laura, A L ^a   Monreal, A C D ^a   Vieira, M C ^b   Oliveira, R J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA GRANDE DOURADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allium cepa test; Chemoprevention; Comet assay; micronucleus

Indexed keywords

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT CELL; PLANT LEAF; SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS; ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; NEOPLASMS;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAZIL; DNA DAMAGE; MICE; NEOPLASMS; ONIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84899728423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2014.April.30.2     Document Type: Article

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