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Toxic effect and genotoxicity of carvacrol ethers in Drosophila melanogaster.
Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Nesterkina Mariia, Bilokon Svitlana, Alieksieieva Tetiana, Chebotar Sabina, Kravchenko Iryna
Abstract excerpt
The present study investigated the effect of four carvacrol ethers (propyl-, butyl, octyl- and benzyl) on the viability, level of dominant lethal mutations of Drosophila melanogaster and their influence on the multiplication of the nuclear genome in salivary gland cells. The fertility and viability of fruit flies were assessed after oral administration (0.05 % to culture medium) and inhalation exposure (5 mg per...
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