Therapeutic efficacy of Withania somnifera along with paclitaxel with reference to lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in experimental lung cancer

Biomedicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 83-88

  Senthilnathan, P ^a   Magesh, V ^a   Padmavathi, R ^a   Sakthisekaran, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Benzo(a)pyrene; Lung Cancer; Paclitaxel; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PACLITAXEL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HERBAL MEDICINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; TISSUE LEVEL; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; SOLANACEAE; WITHANIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 0142148022     PISSN: 09702067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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