Chemicals and Drugs

Antimutagenic Agents

Agents that reduce the frequency or rate of spontaneous or induced mutations independently of the mechanism involved.

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Abstract

Agents that reduce the frequency or rate of spontaneous or induced mutations independently of the mechanism involved.

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21 entry terms
  • Anti-Mutagenic Agent
  • Anti-Mutagenic Agents
  • Antimutagen
  • Antimutagenic Agent
  • Antimutagens
  • Agent, Anti-Mutagenic
  • Agent, Antimutagenic
  • Agents, Anti-Mutagenic
  • Agents, Antimutagenic
  • Anti Mutagenic Agent
  • Anti Mutagenic Agents
  • Anti-Mutagenic Effect
  • Anti-Mutagenic Effects
  • Antimutagenic Effect
  • Antimutagenic Effects
  • Anti Mutagenic Effect
  • Anti Mutagenic Effects
  • Effect, Anti-Mutagenic
  • Effect, Antimutagenic
  • Effects, Anti-Mutagenic
  • Effects, Antimutagenic

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry term ANTIMUTAGENIC EFFECT: use only for the antimutagenic effect of a chemical substance

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Previous Indexing

  • Mutation (1966-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antimutagenic Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016587. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016587
  2. Antimutagenic Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimutagen
  3. Antimutagenic Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12529398