Isolation of polysaccharides with antitumour activity from bamboo grass Sasa kurilensis (Fr. et Sar.)

Experimental Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 353-357

  Raidaru, G ^a   Mottus E ^b   Ilomets, T ^a   Mottus A ^a   Maser, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Antitumour activity; Hemicellulose; Polysaccharides; Sarcoma 180; Sasa kurilensis (Fr. et Sar.)

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEMICELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; GRASS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SARCOMA 180;

EID: 0031470309     PISSN: 02043564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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