Flavonoids in skin cancer chemoprevention

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-258

  Cimino, Francesco ^a   Saija, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botanical antioxidant; Chemoprevention; Flavonoid; Skin cancer; UV

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; APIGENIN; ASCORBIC ACID; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GARLIC EXTRACT; GENISTEIN; GINGER EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; PROCYANIDIN; PYCNOGENOL; SILIBININ; SILICRISTIN; SILIDIANIN; SILYMARIN; SUNSCREEN; THEAFLAVIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER CONTROL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER DISEASE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUVA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; MAMMALIA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 32044448733     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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