Studies on the chemopreventive potential of melatonin on 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene induced mammary carcinogenesis in rats

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-253

  Mirunalini, Sankaran ^a   Karthishwaran, Kandhan ^a   Dhamodharan, Ganesan ^a   Shalini, Mohan ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase; Lipid peroxidation; Mammary carcinogenesis; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953996586     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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