Myristicin: Inducer of Phase-II drug metabolizing enzymes and prospective chemoprotective agent against cancer

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 841, Issue , 2009, Pages 47-54

  Ahmad, H ^a   Valdivia, V ^a   Cadena, A ^a   Martinez, E ^a   Robles, B ^a   Patel, R ^a   Zapata, A ^a   Mancha, A ^a   Lai, W S ^a   Gelman, R ^a   Amro, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

4 nitroquinoline 1 oxide; Chemoprevention; Enzyme induction; Glutathione S transferase; NAD(P)H:quinone reductase; Phase II

Indexed keywords

MUS; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM;

EID: 75449106787     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.841.2     Document Type: Article

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