Garlic inhibits experimentally induced hamster buccal pouch carcinomas

Journal of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 261-266

  Balasenthil, S ^a   Ramachandran, C R ^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; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; GARLIC EXTRACT; LIPID; LIQUID PARAFFIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER TISSUE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GARLIC; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUTH; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

EID: 0035761602     PISSN: 10258140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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