Rosemary and cancer prevention: Preclinical perspectives

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 946-954

  NGO, SUONG N T ^a   Williams, Desmond B ^b   Head, Richard J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti carcinogenesis; Carnosic acid; Carnosol; Rosmarinic acid; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTI-CARCINOGENESIS; CARNOSIC ACID; CARNOSOL; ROSMARINIC ACID; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; TISSUE;

DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSEMARY OIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; REVIEW; ROSMARINUS; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; ROSMARINUS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 80053312796     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2010.490883     Document Type: Review

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