The alkaline comet assay as a method to investigate the DNA strand breaking effect of phenylpropanoids in mammalian cells
The propenylic α-asarone (aA) and β-asarone (bA) as well as the allylic γ-asarone (gA) are naturally occurring constituents in several herbs and spices such as Acorus calamus (aA and bA) or Aniba hostmanniana (gA). Alcoholic beverages, teas, herbal medicine and cosmetics exhibit the most important r...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Genetics |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fgene.2015.01.00037/full |