Evaluation of anticancer activity of ethanol extract of Sesbania grandiflora (Agati Sesban) against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in Swiss albino mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 984-987

  Sreelatha, S ^a,c   Padma, P R ^b   Umasankari, E ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b AVINASHILINGAM INSTITUTE FOR HOME SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN   (India)

^c SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer agent; Ehrlich's ascites carcinoma (EAC); Ethanol extract; Sesbania grandiflora

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FLUOROURACIL; GLUTATHIONE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SESBANIA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FLOWER; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INDIA; LD 50; LEGUME; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SESBANIA GRANDIFLORA; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; ETHANOL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SESBANIA;

AVES; FABACEAE; MUS; SESBANIA; SESBANIA GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 79953857402     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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