Lentils (Lens culinaris, L.) attenuate colonic lesions and neoplasms in fischer 344 rats

Jordan Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-239

  Shomaf, Maha S ^a   Takruri, Hamed R ^a   Faris, Mo'ez Al Islam E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PETRA   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Azoxymethane; Colon cancer; Fischer 344 rats; Lentils lens culinaris, L.

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AZOXYMETHANE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; POLOXAMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER GROWTH; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; LENTIL; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT;

EID: 84862997073     PISSN: 04469283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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