Antitumor and antioxidant potential of Tragia Plukenetii R.Smith on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 3527-3530

  Muthuraman, Meenakshi Sundaram ^a   Dorairaj, Sudarsanam ^b   Rangarajan, Parthasarathy ^a   Pemaiah, Brindha ^a  

^a SRIMAD ANDAVAN ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^b LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ehrlich ascites carcinoma; Hematological parameters; Tragia Plukenetii; Tumour growth response

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; FLUOROURACIL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRAGIA PLUKENETII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR CELL; EUPHORBIA; INOCULATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL TIME; TRAGIA PLUKENETII;

ANIMALIA; MUS; TRAGIA;

EID: 57349177537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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