Evaluation of the mutagenicity and antimutagenicity of Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. bark in the micronucleus assay

The aim of this study was to evaluate the mutagenicity (clastogenicity/aneugenicity) of a glycolic extract of Ziziphus joazeiro bark (GEZJ) by the micronucleus assay in mice bone marrow. Antimutagenic activity was also assessed using treatments associated with GEZJ and doxorubicin (DXR). Mice were e...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Fabiano Gomes Boriollo, Marielly Reis Resende, Thaísla Andrielle da Silva, Juliana Yoshida Públio, Luiz Silva Souza, Carlos Tadeu dos Santos Dias, Nelma de Mello Silva Oliveira, João Evangelista Fiorini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2014-06-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572014000300016&lng=en&tlng=en