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The antimutagenic and geroprotective activities of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root extracts were established in cells of plant test systems of Allium fistulosum L., Allium cepa L., and Vicia faba L. and of laboratory animals (Vistar rats). The prospects for the practical application of licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra root extracts as antimutagenic substances are discussed.
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Original Russian Text © R.A. Agabeili, 2012, published in Tsitologiya i Genetika, 2012, Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 43–49
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Agabeili, R.A. Genetic effects of root extracts of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. in different test systems. Cytol. Genet. 46, 297–301 (2012). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0095452712050027
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