In vitro antioxidant and anti-neoplastic activities of Ocimum sanctum leaves in Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma bearing mice

International Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 209-221

  Saiful Islam, M ^a   Badrul Alam, M ^b   Zahan, Ronok ^b   Sarker, G C ^c   Chowdhury, N S ^b   Maruf Khan, M ^b   Hasan, Mahedi ^b   Saifur Rahman, M ^b   Mosaddik, M A ^d   Jesmin, Mele ^d   Ekramul Haque, M ^e  

^a International Islamic University   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd ^*  (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^e BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Ehrlich ascites carcinoma; Free radical; Ocimum sanctum; Phenolic content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BLEOMYCIN; FLAVONOID; HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BASIL; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 80051757210     PISSN: 18119727     EISSN: 18119735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijcr.2011.209.221     Document Type: Article

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