Anticancer activity of methanol extract of Cucurbita maxima against Ehrlich as-cites carcinoma

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-59

  Saha, Prerona ^a,b   Mazumder, U K ^a   Haldar, P K ^a   Naskar, Sagar ^a   Kundu, Sriparna ^a   Bala, Asis ^a   Kar, Biswakanth ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Gurunanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Cucurbita maxima; Cucurbitaceae; Cytotoxicity; EAC

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CUCURBITA MAXIMA EXTRACT; FLUOROURACIL; HEMOGLOBIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIFESPAN; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SQUASH; TREATMENT DURATION; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 79251587769     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09757538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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