Experiment 838328
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | STICH,HF: STICH,W: ROSIN,MP: VALLEJERA,MO:. (1984). USE OF THE MICRONUCLEUS TEST TO MONITOR THE EFFECT OF VITAMIN A, BETA-CAROTENE AND CANTHAXANTHIN ON THE BUCCAL MUCOSA OF BETEL NUT TOBACCO CHEWERS.. 34(6) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | BETAL QUID CHEWERS WERE GIVEN A 180 MG WEEKLY DOSE OF BETA-CAROTENE FOR 9 WKS. BUCCAL MUCOSA WAS SAMPLED AND GIVEN THE MICRONUCLEUS TEST. RESULTS WERE COMPARED WITH CONTROLS AND CHEWERS WHO HAD BEEN GIVEN VITAMIN A, CANTHAXANTHINE. BETA-CAROTENE SHOWED SIGNIFICANT PROTECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THIS ASSAY. |
| Dose amount | 180.0 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | PERSON |
| Dose expression | DOSE |