Clastogenic effect of aqueous extracts of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) flour on human blood lymphocytes

• Main Authors: Daoroong Kangwanpong, S. N. Arseculeratne, S. Sirisinha
• Other Authors: Ramadhibodi Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30161
• Institution: Mahidol University

Palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) flour is consumed by humans in some Asian and African countries. In view of its toxic and carcinogenic effects, including the induction of malignant lymphomas in rats, we examined the mutagenic effects of aqueous extracts of the flour on human blood lymphocytes in vit...