Mutagenicity of Chinese traditional medicine Semen Armeniacae amarum by two modified Ames tests
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Mutagenicity of Chinese traditional medicine Semen Armeniacae amarum by two modified Ames tests
BACKGROUND Semen armeniacae amarum (SAA) is a Chinese traditional medicine and has long been used to control acute lower respiratory tract infection and asthma, as a result of its expectorant and antiasthmatic activities. However, its mutagenicity in vitro and in vivo has not yet been reported. The Ames test for mutagenicity is used worldwide. The histidine contained in biological samples can i...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1472-6882
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-9-43