Garlic enhances circulatory antioxidants during 7,12- dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 429-433

  Balasenthil, S ^a   Arivazhagan, S ^a   Nagini, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Chemoprevention; DMBA; Garlic; Lipid peroxidation; Oral cancer

Indexed keywords

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GARLIC; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHEEK POUCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HAMSTER; HERBAL MEDICINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; ANIMAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARCINOGENS; CHEEK; GARLIC; HAMSTERS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0033800419     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00264-6     Document Type: Article

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