Saffron can prevent chemically induced skin carcinogenesis in swiss albino mice

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-76

  Das, Ila ^a   Chakrabarty, R N ^a   Das, Sukta ^a  

^a CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; Detoxification enzymes; Saffron; Skin carcinogenesis

Indexed keywords

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CARCINOGEN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; CROCUS; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; FEMALE; MOUSE; PAPILLOMA; SKIN TUMOR;

9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CROCUS; FEMALE; MICE; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PAPILLOMA; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2542554241     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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