Evaluation of possible mechanisms of protective role of Tamarix gallica against DEN initiated and 2-AAF promoted hepatocarcinogenesis in male Wistar rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 79, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1456-1465

  Sehrawat, Anuradha ^a   Sultana, Sarwat ^a  

^a Department of Geography   (India)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; Liver carcinogenesis; Tamarix gallica; Tumor promotion

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DNA; LIVER ENZYME; METHANOL; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; PLANT EXTRACT; TAMARIX GALLICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; RAT; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX GALLICA;

2-ACETYLAMINOFLUORENE; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TAMARICACEAE;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TAMARIX GALLICA;

EID: 33747506594     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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