Anticancer activity of betulinic acid on MCF-7 tumors in nude mice

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 485-491

  Damle, Archana A ^a   Pawar, Yogita P ^a   Narkar, Archana A ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Betulinic acid; Breast cancer; MCF 7; Nude mice

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETULIC ACID; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOUSE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NUDE MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL CULTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; TRITERPENES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 84879563883     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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