The effects of cyclophosphamide alone and in combination with ascorbic acid against murine ascites Dalton's lymphoma

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 260-265

  Nicol, B ^a   Prasad, S ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Malignant lymphoma; Sialic acid; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLUTATHIONE; SIALIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER GRAFT; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MURINE ASCITES DALTON LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TUMOR REGRESSION;

EID: 33747625433     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.27022     Document Type: Article

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