Antitumor activity of Indigofera aspalathoides on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-40

  Rajkapoor, B ^a   Jayakar, B ^a   Murugesh, N ^b  

^a VINAYAKA MISSION S RESEARCH FOUNDATION DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; Flavonoids; Solid tumor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FLUOROURACIL; INDIGOFERA ASPALATHOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; HEMATOCRIT; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIGOFERA; INOCULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM CELL; SOLID TUMOR; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR MODEL;

EID: 1142287375     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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