Antimutagenic and genoprotective effects of Saraca asoca bark extract

Debarati Nag1, Manosij Ghosh2, Anita Mukherjee2

  • 1Cell Biology and Genetic Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.

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