Antitumour effect of abrin on transplanted tumours in mice

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-77

  Ramnath, V ^a   Kuttan, Girija ^a   Kuttan, Ramadasan ^a  

^a Amala Cancer Research Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrin; Abrus precatorius; Antitumour; Lectins; Mice

Indexed keywords

ABRIN; ABRUS PRECATORIUS EXTRACT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCITES TUMOR; CANCER GRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DALTON LYMPHOMA ASCITES; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PURIFICATION; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

ABRIN; ABRUS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; XENOGRAFT MODEL ANTITUMOR ASSAYS;

EID: 0036155886     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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