Effect of Withania somnifera on B16F-10 Melanoma induced Metastasis in Mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 118-122

  Leyon, P V ^a   Kuttan, G ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Immunomodulators; Metastasis; W. somnifera; Withanolide

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEXOSAMINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; SIALIC ACID; URONIC ACID; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT; WITHANOLIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS INHIBITION; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; WITHANIA;

ANIMALIA; WITHANIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 1642344588     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1378     Document Type: Article

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