Chemopreventive effect of quercetin in sarcoma-180-bearing mice

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 149-154

  Ravichandran, Panchanathan ^a   Elangovan, Vellaichamy ^a   Govindasamy, Saminathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Ascites tumor; Cholesterol; Lipoprotein; Quercetin; Sarcoma 180

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031397566     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.22.149     Document Type: Article

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