Antioxidative and Modifying Effects of a Tropical Plant Azadirachta indica (Neem) on Azoxymethane-induced Preneoplastic Lesions in the Rat Colon

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 467-471

  Arakaki, Junya ^a,b   Suzui, Masumi ^a   Morioka, Takamitsu ^a   Kinjo, Tatsuya ^a,b   Kaneshiro, Tatsuya ^a   Inamine, Morihiko ^a   Sunagawa, Nao ^a   Nishimaki, Tadashi ^b   Yoshimi, Naoki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ell proliferation; Hemoprevention; Neem leaf; Olon carcinogenesis; Reneoplastic lesions

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; AZOXYMETHANE; CARCINOGEN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COLON TUMOR; FISCHER 344 RAT; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRECANCER; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AZADIRACHTA; AZOXYMETHANE; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHEMOPREVENTION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

EID: 39049195859     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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