Equisetum myriochaetum is a Mexican plant used in folk medicine to treat kidney diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The main constituents of the phytoextract are flavonol glycosides (kaempferol), phytoesterols and ...

Fibroblast/myofibroblast expansion is critical in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. To date, most research has focused on profibrotic mediators, whereas studies on antifibrotic factors are scanty. In this study, we ...

Aromatic amines represent a category of classical environmental hazards which require biotransformation in order to exert their mutagenic and carcinogenic effects. The mutagenic activity of several aromatic amines was ...

Aging is a natural process characterized by a progressive functional impairment and reduced capacity to respond adaptively to environmental stimuli. Aging is associated with increased susceptibility to a variety of chronic ...

Mitotic recombination induced by six alkylating agents has been studied in the wing-spot test of Drosophila melanogaster. The model mutagens chosen have different modes of action at the DNA level. These are: the direct-acting ...

In mammals and plants, the cell nucleus is organized in dynamic macromolecular domains involved in DNA and RNA metabolism. These domains can be visualized by light and electron microscopy and their composition analyzed by ...

the thiouracil derivatives 5-methyl, 2-thiouracil (5M2TU), 6-methyl, 2-thiouracil (6M2TU), and 5-propyl, 2-thiouracil (5P2TU) and the plastic monomer styrene (SN) and its metabolite styrene 7,8-oxide (SO). The tester strains ...