Antitumour activity of Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma-induced mice

Natural Product Research

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 857-862

  Robertson, Stellaa ^a   Narayanan, N ^b   Raj Kapoor, B ^c  

^a Maharaji College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Kumarswamy Layout   (India)

Author keywords

Ehrlich ascites carcinoma; haematological studies; invitro cytotoxicity; life span; Prosopis cineraria; solid tumour

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CATALASE; FLUOROURACIL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSOPIS CINERARIA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM CELL; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PROSOPIS CINERARIA; SHRUB; SOLID TUMOR; SURVIVAL TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICE; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSOPIS;

MUS; PROSOPIS CINERARIA;

EID: 79953704182     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.536159     Document Type: Article

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