In vivo antitumor and immunomodulation activities of different molecular weight lambda-carrageenans from Chondrus ocellatus

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-53

  Zhou, Gefei ^a,b,c   Sun, YuePing ^c   Xin, Hua ^c   Zhang, Yuna ^c   Li, Zhien ^a   Xu, Zuhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carrageenan; Anti tumor; Immunomodulation; Microwave degradation; Molecular weight

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ALGA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHONDRUS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROWAVES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN SIZE; SPLEEN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 1842686135     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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