Efficacy of crocin and safranal as protective agents against genotoxic stress induced by gamma radiation, urethane and procarbazine in mice

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 13-20

  Koul, A ^a   Abraham, S K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

genotoxic chemicals; genotoxic damage; ionizing radiation; Saffron constituents

Indexed keywords

CROCIN; METHYLUREA; PROCARBAZINE; PROTECTIVE AGENT; SAFRANAL; SODIUM NITRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URETHAN; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAROTENOID; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE; GAMMA RADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; TESTICULAR CELL LINE; ANIMAL; CROCUS; DRUG EFFECT; PATHOLOGY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CAROTENOIDS; CROCUS; CYCLOHEXENES; DNA DAMAGE; GAMMA RAYS; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; PROCARBAZINE; TERPENES; TESTIS; URETHANE;

EID: 85036524056     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327116689715     Document Type: Article

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