Inhibitory effect of a polysaccharide from Tinospora cordifolia on experimental metastasis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 233-237

  Leyon, P V ^a   Kuttan, G ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Immunomodulation; Metastasis; Polysaccharide; Tinospora cordifolia

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETASTATIC AGENT; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEXOSAMINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SIALIC ACID; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TUMOR MARKER; URONIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA CELL; METASTASIS INHIBITION; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 0842307099     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.09.046     Document Type: Article

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