Effect of viscum album in the inhibition of lung metastasis in mice induced by b16f10 melanoma cells

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-162

  Antony, S ^a   Kuttan, R ^a   Kuttan, G ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Metastasis; Viscum album

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROLINE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SIALIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCUM ALBUM;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; HYDROXYPROLINE; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MISTLETOE; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030981748     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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