Antitumor effect of an oral administration of canthaxanthin on BALB/c mice bearing thymoma cells

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 199-205

  Palozza, Paola ^a   Calviello, Gabriella ^a   Serini, Simona ^b   Moscato, Piera ^a   Luberto, Chiara ^a   Bartoli, Gianna Maria ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEEDING; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; THYMOMA;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0030858233     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589709514575     Document Type: Article

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