Protective effect of methanolic extracts of Thymus vulgaris L. against cyclophosphamide-induced DNA damage in mouse bone marrow cells using the micronucleus test

Protective effect of methanolic extracts of Thymus vulgaris L. against cyclophosphamide-induced DNA damage in mouse bone marrow cells using the micronucleus test

Cyclophosphamide is a chemo-therapeutic agent used in the treatment of various cancers and autoimmune diseases. This composition has cytotoxic and clastogenic properties. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of methanol extracts of Thymus vulgaris L. against DNA damage ind...

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Main Authors: Abbas Salmani, Ali Asghar Kosari, Aliyar Pirouzi, Marjan Omidi, Mehdi Mohsenzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2015-12-01
Series:Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Subjects:
Chemotherapy
Cyclophosphamide
DNA destruction
Micronucleus test
Thyme extract
Online Access:http://tips.sums.ac.ir/index.php/TiPS/article/view/47/60

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