Toxicity of a novel anti-tumor agent 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg3: A 26-week intramuscular repeated administration study in rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3388-3396

  Liu, J P ^a   Lu, D ^a   Nicholson, Richard C ^c   Zhao, W J ^a   Li, P Y ^a   Wang, F ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Basic Medical College   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intramuscular administration; Rats; Rg3; Subchronic toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GINSENOSIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY MASS; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPLEEN WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GINSENOSIDES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; KIDNEY; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; SPLEEN;

RATTUS;

EID: 84865089251     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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