Uric acid as an inhibitor of cyclophosphamide-induced micronuclei in mice.

doi:10.1016/0165-7992(91)90116-l

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Uric acid as an inhibitor of cyclophosphamide-induced micronuclei in mice.

Mutation research - 1 Feb 1991

al-Bekairi A M, Qureshi S, Chaudhry M A, Shah A H

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Swiss albino male mice, 6-8 weeks old, were treated orally with different doses of uric acid dissolved in water for 7 days. Some of the mice in each group were injected i.p. with cyclophosphamide (25 mg/kg) and killed after 30 h. The blood of all animals was analyzed for uric acid levels. The fem...

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Animals
Cyclophosphamide
Male
Mice
Micronucleus Tests
Mutation
Uric Acid

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