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Antimutagenic effect of Lentinula edodes (BERK.) Pegler mushroom and possible variation among lineages.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association - 1 Apr 2003
Sugui M M, Alves de Lima P L, Delmanto R D, da Eira A F, Salvadori D M F, Ribeiro L R
Abstract excerpt
This study was performed to evaluate the efficiency of four different lineages (95/01, L1, 96/22 and JABK) of Lentinula edodes (BERK.) Pegler mushroom (shiitake) for inhibiting the N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) clastogenicity in vivo. Male Swiss mice (10 animals/group) were treated during 15 consecutive days with dried mushroom added to basal diet under three different concentrations (1, 5 and 10%). At day 15, mice...
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