Olive oil protects against chromosomal aberrations induced by doxorubicin in wistar rat bone marrow cells
There is considerable interest in identifying dietary compounds which have the capacity to protect against chromosomal aberrations induced by antitumor agents. Fatty acids and their constituents are able to act as free radical scavengers. Doxorubicin (DXR) is an important chemotherapeutic agent, tha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
1999-01-01
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Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571999000200015 |