Effects of ligustilide on tumor growth and immune function in institute of cancer research mice

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 421-428

  Long, Rui ^a,b   Yang, Fang ^b   Du, Jun Rong ^b   Qian, Zhong Ming ^b   Wang, Chen Yuan ^b   Chen, Chu ^b  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angelica sinensis; Antitumor; ICR mice; Immunomodulation; Ligustilide

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; HEMOLYSIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIGUSTILIDE;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER RESEARCH; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; HEMOLYSIS; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SPLEEN; THYMUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 84863769075     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v11i3.11     Document Type: Article

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