Effect of Aloe vera leaf pulp extract on Ehrlich ascites tumours in mice

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-157

  Akev, Nuriye ^a   Turkay, Gulhan ^a   Can, Ayse ^a   Gurel, Aydin ^a   Yildiz, Funda ^a   Yardibi, Hasret ^a   Ekiz, Elif Ergul ^a   Uzun, Hafize ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Antitumour effect; Ehrlich ascites tumour

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; SIALIC ACID; TUMOR MARKER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN WEIGHT; THYMUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ALOE; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 33846965996     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cej.0000220642.54094.16     Document Type: Article

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