Anticarcinogenic effects of an aqueous infusion of cloves on skin carcinogenesis

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 304-308

  Banerjee, Sarmistha ^a   Das, Sukta ^a  

^a Chittarajan National Cancer Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Anticarcinogen; Cancer chemoprevention; Clove; Skin carcinogenesis

Indexed keywords

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CARCINOGEN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG EFFECT; EUGENIA; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; MOUSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAPILLOMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHEMOPREVENTION; EUGENIA; MICE; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PAPILLOMA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 32944460592     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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