Protective effects of silymarin against photocarcinogenesis in a mouse skin model

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 556-566

  Katiyar, Santosh K ^a   Korman, Neil J ^a   Mukhtar, Hasan ^b   Agarwal, Rajesh ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILYMARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN PROTECTION; SUNBURN; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0030903321     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.8.556     Document Type: Article

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