Transplacental inhibitory effect of carrot juice on the clastogenicity of cyclophosphamide in mice
Genetic damage during the prenatal period can provoke important neoplastic alterations and other diseases in postnatal life. Beta-carotene (ßC) is considered to be one of the most important anticarcinogens in the diet and can protect mammalian cells against genotoxic events. As carrots are important...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
1999-01-01
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Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571999000100013 |