Antineoplasic activity of Copaifera multijuga oil and fractions against ascitic and solid Ehrlich tumor

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 179-184

  Gomes, Niele de Matos ^a   Rezende, Claudia de Moraes ^a   Fontes, Silvia Paredes ^a   Hovell, Ana Maria Celestino ^a   Landgraf, Richardt Gama ^b   Matheus, Maria Eline ^a   Pinto, Angelo da Cunha ^a   Fernandes, Patricia Dias ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cancer; Copaiba; Copaifera multijuga; Ehrlich ascitic tumor

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; COPAIFERA MULTIJUGA EXTRACT; DITERPENE; HEXANE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; VINCRISTINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; ASCITES TUMOR; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPAIFERA MULTIJUGA; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; TUMOR CELL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ASCITIC FLUID; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FABACEAE; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

COPAIFERA LANGSDORFFII; COPAIFERA MULTIJUGA; MUS;

EID: 49149131265     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.033     Document Type: Article

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