Estimation of trace elements in mace (Myristica fragrans Houtt) and their effect on uterine cervix cancer induced by methylcholanthrene

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 431-434

  Zhang, Chunjing ^a   Qi, Xiaodan ^a   Shi, Yan ^a   Sun, Yan ^a   Li, Shuyan ^a   Gao, Xiulan ^b   Yu, Haitao ^a  

^a QIQIHAR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shandong College of Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

AAS; Mace; Methylcholanthrene; Trace elements; Uterine cervical cancer

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLCHOLANTHRENE; CALCIUM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYLCHOLANTHRENE; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRACE ELEMENTS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

MYRISTICA; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS;

EID: 84871715821     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-012-9443-4     Document Type: Article

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