Protective effects of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) intake on experimental colon carcinogenesis

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2902-2910

  de Moura, Nelci A ^a   Caetano, Brunno F R ^a   Sivieri, Kátia ^a   Urbano, Luis H ^a   Cabello, Claudio ^a   Rodrigues, Maria A M ^a   Barbisan, Luis F ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cancer chemoprevention; Colon carcinogenesis; Rat; Yacon root

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CECUM; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON CANCER; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; FOOD INTAKE; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS;

1,2-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; CARCINOGENS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS;

EID: 84862659045     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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