Evaluation of antitumour activity of Calotropis gigantea L. root bark against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in Swiss albino mice

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 786-790

  Habib, M Rowshahul ^a   Karim, M Rezaul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antitumor; Calotropis gigantea; Ehrlich ascites carcinoma; Root bark

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BLEOMYCIN; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BARK; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; LD 50; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIFESPAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; CALOTROPIS; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; CHLOROFORM; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 80054871946     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60194-6     Document Type: Article

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