Micronuclei and sister chromatid exchanges induced by capsaicin in human lymphocytes
Capsaicin is the main pungent and irritating component of hot peppers (species Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens). Genotoxicity and carcinogenicity studies evaluating capsaicin effects are sparse and contradictory. In this study, we investigated the genotoxicity of capsaicin (10-200 muM) in human pe...
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| Language: | eng |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10451/21479 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/21479 |