Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of Agaricus blazei methanolic extract fractions assessed using gene and chromosomal mutation assays

Functional food investigations have demonstrated the presence of substances that could be beneficial to human health when consumed. However, the toxic effects of some substances contained in foods have been determined. Reported medicinal and nutritive properties have led to the extensive commerciali...

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Main Authors: Marilanda Ferreira Bellini, Leonardo Neves Cabrioti, Ana Paula Terezan, Berenice Quinzani Jordão, Lúcia Regina Ribeiro, Mário Sérgio Mantovani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2008-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572008000100021