Azadirachta indica exhibits chemopreventive action against hepatic cancer: Studies on associated histopathological and ultrastructural changes

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 586-595

  Bharati, Sanjay ^a   Rishi, Praveen ^a   Koul, Ashwani ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Scanning electron microscopy; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; GRADING; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAMMALS; TUMORS;

ANTICARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CANCER MODELS; CHEMOPREVENTIVE; HEPATOCARCINOGENESIS; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; INTRAPERITONEAL ADMINISTRATION; LEAF EXTRACTS; N-NITROSODIETHYLAMINE; ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; MUS;

EID: 84859855651     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.21095     Document Type: Article

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