Chemopreventive potential of Triphala (a composite Indian rug) on benzo(a)pyrene induced forestomach tumorigenesis in murine tumor model system

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 555-563

  Deep, G ^a   Dhiman, M ^a   Rao, A R ^a   Kale, R K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Chemoprevention; Triphala; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CARBOHYDRATE; CATALASE; ELLAGIC ACID; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FLAVANOID; GALLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCOSIDE; HARITAKI; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); SAPONIN; SORBITOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN; TERMINALIA BELERICA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIBHITAKI;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASIA; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INHIBITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EGYPT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; FORESTOMACH; FRUIT; HEART PROTECTION; INDIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; REJUVENATION; SRI LANKA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH CARCINOGENESIS; TERMINALIA BELERICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRIPHALA; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TERMINALIA;

EID: 31344479765     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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