Inhibitory effect of dietary curcumin on skin carcinogenesis in mice

Cancer Letters

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-203

  Limtrakul, P ^a   Lipigorngoson, S ^a   Namwong, O ^a   Apisariyakul, A ^a   Dunn, F W ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti carcinogenic activity; Chemoprevention; Curcumin; TPA

Indexed keywords

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COLORING AGENT; CURCUMIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR PROMOTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER PREVENTION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; DIET; DRUG INDUCED CANCER; DRUG SAFETY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SPICE; TUMOR VOLUME;

9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CURCUMIN; MALE; MICE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

ANIMALIA; CURCUMA LONGA; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 0030738229     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(97)00187-0     Document Type: Article

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