Anticarcinogenic activity of Withania somnifera Dunal against Dalton's Ascitic Lymphoma

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 359-361

  Christina, A J M ^a   Joseph, D Gladwin ^a   Packialakshmi, M ^a   Kothai, R ^a   Robert, S Jerry Heison ^a   Chidambaranathan, N ^a   Ramasamy, M ^a  

^a K M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer agents; Dalton's Ascitic Lymphoma; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCITES TUMOR; CANCER CELL; CANCER SIZE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LIFESPAN; LYMPHOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ASCITES; LYMPHOMA; MICE; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; WITHANIA;

EID: 3242670823     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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