Protective effect of green algae against 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA)-induced breast cancer in rats

International Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-24

  Amin, Amr ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Breast cancer; Chlorella; DMBA; Estrogen receptor; PCNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155173976     PISSN: 18119727     EISSN: 18119735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijcr.2009.12.24     Document Type: Article

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