Chemopreventive role of Indigofera aspalathoides against 20-methylcholanthrene-induced carcinogenesis in mouse

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1749-1763

  Haldar, Pallab Kanti ^a   Bhattacharya, Sanjib ^b   Bala, Asis ^a   Kar, Biswakanth ^a   Mazumder, Upal Kanti ^a   Dewanjee, Saikat ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Bengal School of Technology   (India)

Author keywords

20 methylcholanthrene; Antioxidant; Chemoprevention; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHEMOPREVENTIVE; CHEMOPREVENTIVE EFFECTS; GLUTATHIONE-S-TRANSFERASE; LIFE SPAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METHYLCHOLANTHRENE; RED BLOOD CELL; REDUCED GLUTATHIONE; SARCOMA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASES; SURVIVAL TIME; WHITE BLOOD CELLS;

BLOOD; CELLS; LIVER; OXYGEN; PATHOLOGY;

TUMORS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BODY MASS; CARCINOGEN; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMOGLOBIN; LEGUME; LIPID; RODENT; TUMOR;

INDIGOFERA; MUS;

EID: 77956700788     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772241003783703     Document Type: Article

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