Mushroom polysaccharide extracts delay progression of carcinogenesis in mice

Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-152

  Wasonga, Carolyne G O ^a   Okoth, Sheila A ^a   Mukuria, Joseph C ^a   Omwandho, Charles O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; Mice; Mushroom extracts; Pleurotus pulmunarius

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLEUROTUS PULMONARIUS EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CBA MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; MALE; MOUSE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; NEOPLASMS; PLEUROTUS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 49549091112     PISSN: 13594117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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