Inhibition of chemical carcinogenesis by Psoralea corylifolia seeds

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 295-298

  Latha, P G ^a   Panikkar, K R ^a  

^a Trop Botanic Gdn and Res Inst   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical carcinogenesis inhibition; Croton oil; Psoralea corylifolia

Indexed keywords

ACYLGLYCEROL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; FIBROSARCOMA; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAPILLOMA; PLANT SEED;

9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIGENS, TUMOR-ASSOCIATED, CARBOHYDRATE; CARCINOGENS; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MICE; PAPILLOMA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032736666     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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