Inhibition of N-ethyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine-induced Duodenal Tumorigenesis in Mice by whole-leaf aloe arborescens miller var. natalensis berger

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 283-288

  Chihara, Takeshi ^a   Shimpo, Kan ^a   Shinzato, Masanori ^a   Beppu, Hidehiko ^a   Kaneko, Takaaki ^a   Ida, Chikako ^a   Kawai, Kaoru ^a   Hirono, Iwao ^b   Shamoto, Mikihiro ^a   Nagatsu, Toshiharu ^a   Kuzuya, Hiroshi ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aloe arborescens Miller var. Natalensis Berger; Anti tumor promotion; Mouse duodenal tumorigenesis erythrocyte polyamines N ethyl N' nitro N nitrosoguanidine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000238062     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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