Inhibition by rosemary and carnosol of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a] anthracene (DMBA)-induced rat mammary tumorigenesis and in vivo DMBA-DNA adduct formation

Cancer Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-48

  Singletary, Keith ^a   MacDonald, Christopher ^a   Wallig, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitumorigenic activity; Carnosol; Rosemary officinalis L.; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; ANIMALIA;

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CARNOSOL; PLANT EXTRACT; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGEN DNA INTERACTION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA ADDUCT; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HERB; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CARCINOGENS; DITERPENES, ABIETANE; DNA; DNA ADDUCTS; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PHENANTHRENES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPICES; TRITERPENES;

EID: 0029885105     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(96)04227-9     Document Type: Article

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