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ANTICLASTOGENIC ACTIVITY OF THE DRUG SILYMARIN

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This work aims at investigating the anticlastogenic activity of the drug silymarin. To achieve such a purpose four doses of the drug i.e., 2, 4, 8, and 20 mg/ kg. b. wt. were tested employing mice genome (Mus musculus, 2n= 40).                 The following genotoxic bioassays were used: 1- Estimation of cell proliferation. 2- Analysis of chromosomal abnormalities in mice bone marrow cells. 3- In vivo induction of sister chromatid exchanges, 4- Micronucleus test, and 5- Analysis of primary spermatocytes. Cyclophosphamide (Indoxan) was used as a positive control.                 The results obtained revealed that silymarin was proven to be capable in causing significant increases in cell proliferation (estimated as mitotic index) of mice bone marrow cells; decreasing in total aberrant metaphases as well as in SCEs in vivo.                 Micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes and aberrant diakinesis were significantly decreased; giving an evidence that silymarin has a strong anticlastogenic activity upon mice genome in somatic as well as germinal cells.

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10.21608/jpp.2007.208756

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El.

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Ahmed

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K.

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Faculty of Agriculture Saba Basha- Alexandria

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32

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6

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29394

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2007-06-01

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2021-12-11

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2007-06-01

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4,165

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4,177

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2090-3669

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2090-374X

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887

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Journal of Plant Production

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