ANTIGENOTOXIC EFFECTS OF MELATONIN AGAINST CHROMOSOME DAMAGE INDUCED BY 7,12- DYMETHYLBENZ(a)ANTHRACENE
The carcinogen 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) is a model of Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) which is metabolized to DMBA-trans-3,4-diol, an intermediate inductive of DNA mutations through alteration of DNA base pairs, initiation of chronic inflammation and excessive production of Reactive O...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Baghdad University
2020-06-01
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Series: | The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural science |
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Online Access: | http://jcoagri.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/intro/article/view/1046 |