Retardation of experimental tumorigenesis and reduction in DNA adducts by turmeric and curcumin

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-166

  Krishnaswamy, K ^a   Goud, V K ^a   Sesikeran, B ^a   Mukundan, M A ^a   Krishna, T P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CURCUMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CHEEK POUCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA ADDUCT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MOUTH TUMOR; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031968785     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589809514657     Document Type: Article

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