Biochemical evaluation of antitumor effect of Muthu Marunthu (a herbal formulation) on experimental fibrosarcoma in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-265

  Palani, V ^a   Senthilkumaran, R K ^b   Govindasamy, S ^b  

^a ISLAMIAH COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antitumor effect; Experimental fibrosarcoma; Herbal formulation Muthu Marunthu; Tumor growth inhibition

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; FUCOSE; GLYCOPROTEIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXOSAMINE; HEXOSE; MUTHU MARUNTHU; RETINOL; SELENIUM; SIALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; FIBROSARCOMA; HERBAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; FIBROSARCOMA; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032769909     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00159-7     Document Type: Article

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