Evaluation of anticancer activity of Vitex negundo in experimental animals: An in vitro & in vivo study

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1485-1489

  Chitra, V ^a   Sharma, Shrinivas ^a   Kayande, Nandu ^a  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic; Dalton's ascitic lymphoma; Tumour volume; Vitex negundo

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; VITEX NEGUNDO EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER SIZE; CELL COUNT; CELL STRAIN L 929; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DALTON ASCITIC LYMPHOMA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIFE EXTENSION; LUNG FIBROBLAST; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 77953367683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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