Isoprenoids suppress the growth of murine B16 melanomas in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 668-674

  He, Lei ^a   Mo, Huanbiao ^a   Hadisusilo, Susilowati ^b   Qureshi, Asaf A ^c   Elson, Charles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c Advanced Medical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

3 hydroxy 3 methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase; mice; monoterpenes; tocotrienols; tumor implants

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; ISOPRENOID; TERPENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MELANOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030950694     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.5.668     Document Type: Article

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