The effect of complex herbal remedy on the angiogenic activity of L-1 sarcoma cells, L-1 sarcoma tumour growth, and on the bacterial infection in mice

Central-European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-34

  Bany, Janusz ^a   Skopińska Rózewska, Ewa ^b   Chorostowska Wynimko, Joanna ^b   Rogala, Ewa ^b   Sommer, Ewa ^b   Zdanowska, Danuta ^a   Filewska, Małgorzata ^b   Skurzak, Henryk ^c  

^a MILITARY INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Herbal remedy; L 1 sarcoma; Mice; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Tumour angiogenesis; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; COCOA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; GARLIC; GROWTH INHIBITION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SARCOMA; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 20644437517     PISSN: 14263912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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