Edible compounds as antitumor agents

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 62-74

  Mohammad, Ali ^a   Faruqi, Fauzia Bano ^a   Mustafa, Jamal ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antitumor agents; Food; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874094335     PISSN: 09746846     EISSN: 09745645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2009/v2i5.9     Document Type: Review

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