Potentiation by turmeric and curcumin of
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Maria Cristina P. AraΓΊjo; Francisca da Luz Dias; Catarina S. Takahashi
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The effect of turmeric and curcumin, two natural antioxidants, on the frequencies of chromosome aberrations induced in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells by g-radiation was investigated. Cells were treated with three concentrations of each drug, turmeric (100, 250, and 500 mg/ml) and curcumin (2.5, 5