@article{MAKHILLRJBS20061110311, title = {Effect of Vitamin C on Cyproterone Acetate Induced Genotoxic Damage in Mice}, journal = {Research Journal of Biological Sciences}, volume = {1}, number = {1}, pages = {69-73}, year = {2006}, issn = {1815-8846}, doi = {rjbsci.2006.69.73}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-8846&doi=rjbsci.2006.69.73}, author = {Yasir Hasan Siddique,Gulshan Ara,Tanveer Beg and}, keywords = {Cyproterone acetate,vitamin c,chromosomal aberrations,sister chromatid exchanges,mice bone marrow cells}, abstract = {The genotoxicity study of cyproterone acetate was carried out in mouse bone marrow cells using Sister Chromatid Exchanges (SCEs) and Chromosomal Aberrations (CAs) as a parameter. The effect of cyproterone acetate was studied at 6.25, 12.50 and 25.00 mg kg-1 of body weight and was found to be genotoxic at 12.50 and 25.00 mg kg-1 of body weight. Further the effect of vitamin C on 25.00 mg kg-1 of body weight of cyproterone acetate was also studied. Three doses of vitamin C i.e. 20, 40 and 60 mg kg-1 of body weight were given along with 25.00 mg kg-1 of body weight of cyproterone acetate. Treatments along with vitamin C results in a significant decrease in CAs and SCEs suggesting an antigenotoxic role of vitamin C against cyproterone acetate induced genotoxic damage in mice bone marrow cells.} }