Genotoxicity of plant extracts

Aqueous extracts of seven species used in Brazilian popular medicine (Achyrocline satureoides, Iodina rhombifolia, Desmodium incanum, Baccharis anomala, Tibouchina asperior, Luehea divaricata, Maytenus ilicifolia) were screened to the presence of mutagenic activity in the Ames test (Salmonella/micro...

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Main Authors: Vera M. F. Vargas, Régis R. Guidobono, João A. P. Henriques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1991-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761991000600017