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Evaluation of the genotoxicity of extracts of Houttuynia cordata Thunb.
The American journal of Chinese medicine - 1 Jan 2012
Kang Chang Keun, Hah Dae Sik, Kim Chung Hui, Kim Euikyung, Kim Jong Shu
Abstract excerpt
The present study was conducted to evaluate the activity of methanol extracts from Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (HC) in a reverse mutation assay in Salmonella typhimurium, and a chromosome aberration assay in the Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line and to evaluate its effect on the occurrence of polychromatic erythrocytes in mice. In the reverse mutation assay using Salmonella typhimurium TA98, TA100, TA1535, and...
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