Evaluation of the Genotoxic and Antigenotoxic Effects of Andiroba (Carapa guianensis Aublet) Oil and Nanoemulsion on Swiss Mice

Evaluation of the Genotoxic and Antigenotoxic Effects of Andiroba (Carapa guianensis Aublet) Oil and Nanoemulsion on Swiss Mice

The Carapa guianensis (andiroba) oil is commonly used by the Amazon population for medicinal purposes. The objective of this study was to determine the genotoxic and antigenotoxic potential of the andiroba oil (AO) and nanoemulsion (AN) using Swiss mice. Therefore, we used the comet assay and micron...

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Main Authors: Karina Motta Melo, Maria Luiza Fascineli, Susana Suely Rodrigues Milhomem-Paixão, Cesar Koppe Grisolia, Alberdan Silva Santos, Hugo Leonardo Crisóstomo Salgado, Luis Alexandre Muehlmann, Ricardo Bentes Azevedo, Julio Cesar Pieczarka, Cleusa Yoshiko Nagamachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4706057

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