Euphorbia tirucalli L. modulates myelopoiesis and enhances the resistance of tumour-bearing mice

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 294-299

  Valadares, Marize C ^a,b   Carrucha, Silvia Granja ^a   Accorsi, Walter ^c   Queiroz, Mary L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antitumoural; Ehrlich ascites tumour; Euphorbia tirucalli L.; Myelopoiesis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT GM; COLONY FORMING UNIT S; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; EUPHORBIA; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; GRANULOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MYELOPOIESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN BLOOD LEVEL; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BONE MARROW CELLS; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; DINOPROSTONE; EUPHORBIA; HEMATOPOIESIS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MYELOPOIESIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR STEM CELLS;

EID: 30144441271     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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