Chemopreventive and hepatoprotective effects of embelin on N-nitrosodiethylamine and carbon tetrachloride induced preneoplasia and toxicity in rat liver

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1015-1020

  Poojari, Radhika ^a   Gupta, Sanjay ^b   Maru, Girish ^b   Khade, Bharat ^b   Bhagwat, Sanjay ^a  

^a RAMNARAIN RUIA COLLEGE   (India)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Chemoprevention; Embelin; Hepatoprotective; N nitrosodiethylamine

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650681172     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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