Effect of homeopathic medicines on transplanted tumors in mice

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 390-394

  Sunila, E M ^a   Girija, Kuttan ^a   Preethi, K C ^a   Ramadasan, Kuttan ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Homeopathy; Hydrastis; Lycopodium; Melanoma; Metastasis; Ruta; Thuja

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; HOMEOPATHY; HYDRASTIS; LYCOPODIUM; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEOPLASM; RUTACEAE; THUJA;

ANIMALS; HOMEOPATHY; HYDRASTIS; LYCOPODIUM; MELANOMA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RUTA; THUJA;

EID: 44449133829     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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