Anticancer biology of Azadirachta indica L (neem): A mini review

Cancer Biology and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 467-476

  Paul, Rajkumar ^a   Prasad, Murari ^b   Sah, Nand K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Advanced Materials Processes Research Institute (CSIR)   (India)

^c TNB College   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer drug; Azadirachta indica; Azadirachtin; Herbal medicine; Neem; Nimbolide

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CISPLATIN; CYCLINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DRUG METABOLIZING ENZYME; FLUOROURACIL; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CANCER CELL; CANCER PATIENT; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; AZADIRACHTA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FLOWERS; FRUIT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS;

EID: 80052859163     PISSN: 15384047     EISSN: 15558576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cbt.12.6.16850     Document Type: Review

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