Chemopreventive effect of Chlorella vulgaris in choline deficient diet and ethionine induced liver carcinogenesis in rats

International Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 234-241

  Sulaiman, Suhaniza ^a   Shamaan, Nor Aripin ^b   Wan Ngah, Wan Zurinah ^a   Mohd Yusof, Yasmin Anum ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Antioxidant; Chlorella vulgaris; Liver cancer induced rats

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CATALASE; CHOLINE; ETHIONINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER PREVENTION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 34248222630     PISSN: 18119727     EISSN: 18119735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijcr.2006.234.241     Document Type: Article

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