Inhibition of human colon carcinoma development by lentinan from shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes)

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 581-589

  Ng, Mah Lee ^a   Yap, Ann Teck ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LENTINAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COLON CARCINOMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LENTINUS EDODES; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOMA CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LENTINAN; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED AKR; MICE, NUDE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036803517     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555302320825093     Document Type: Article

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