Isolation of a quinone-rich fraction from ardisia crispa roots and its attenuating effects on murine skin tumorigenesis

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2301-2305

  Yeong, Looi Ting ^a   Hamid, Roslida Abdul ^a   Yazan, Latifah Saiful ^a   Khaza'ai, Huzwah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ardisia crispa; Murine carcinogenesis model; Skin cancer; Tumor initiation; Tumor promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880274000     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.4.2301     Document Type: Article

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