Open AccessProtective effect of caffeine on Ethyl methanesulfonate-induced wing primordial cells of Drosophila melanogaster
Author(s) -
G. K. Surya Prakash,
B. B. Hosetti,
BL Dhananjaya
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
toxicology international/indian journal of toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 0976-5131
pISSN - 0971-6580
DOI - 10.4103/0971-6580.128814
Subject(s) - ethyl methanesulfonate , genotoxicity , caffeine , mutation rate , mutant , drosophila melanogaster , mutation , mutation frequency , methyl methanesulfonate , comet assay , chemistry , toxicity , germline mutation , biology , toxicology , genetics , biochemistry , dna , dna damage , gene , endocrinology , organic chemistry
The antimutagenic effect of caffeine is evaluated against ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS)-induced mutation rate in Drosophila.