Protective role of withaferin-A on red blood cell integrity during 7,12-dimethylbenz[A]anthracene induced oral carcinogenesis

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-102

  Manoharan, Shanmugam ^a   Panjamurthy, Kuppusamy ^a   Pugalendi, Pachaiappan ^a   Balakrishnan, Subramanian ^a   Rajalingam, Kasinathan ^a   Vellaichamy, Lakshmanan ^a   Alias, Linsa Mary ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

DMBA; Glycoconjugates; Oral cancer; Osmotic fragility; Withaferin A

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; GLYCOCONJUGATE; PARAFFIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; WITHAFERIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER PREVENTION; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROTECTION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; HAMSTER; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 58649100908     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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