Equivocal colonic carcinogenicity of aloe arborescens miller var. natalensis berger at high-dose level in a wistar hannover rat 2-y study

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Yokohira, M ^a   Matsuda, Y ^a   Suzuki, S ^a   Hosokawa, K ^a   Yamakawa, K ^a   Hashimoto, N ^a   Saoo, K ^a   Nabae, K ^b   Doi, Y ^b   Kuno, T ^a   Imaida, K ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Daiyukai Research Institute for Medical Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 y carcinogenicity study; Aloe arborescens Miller var. natalensis berger; Kidachi aloe; No observed adverse effect level; Wistar Hannover rats

Indexed keywords

ALLOIN; ALOENIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EMODIN; GLUCOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALOE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COLON TUMOR; DIARRHEA; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SURVIVAL RATE; WISTAR RAT;

ALOE; ANIMALS; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMODIN; FEMALE; GLUCOSIDES; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ALOE; ALOE ARBORESCENS; RATTUS;

EID: 62549124524     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01070.x     Document Type: Article

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