Chemopreventive potential of neem flowers on carcinogen-induced rat mammary and liver carcinogenesis

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 231-238

  Tepsuwan, Anong ^a   Kupradinun, Piengchai ^a   Kusamran, Wannee R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chemopreventive potential; Liver carcinogenesis; Mammary gland carcinogenesis; Neem flowers

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344320935     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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