Evaluation of antitumor activity and antioxidant status of Alternanthera brasiliana against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in Swiss albino mice

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 66-73

  Samudrala, Pavan ^a   Augustine, Bibin ^a   Kasala, Eshvendar ^a   Bodduluru, Lakshmi ^a   Barua, Chandana ^b   Lahkar, Mangala ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

^b College of Veterinary Sciences ^*  (India)

^c GAUHATI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

5 Flourouracil; alternanthera brasiliana; antioxidant; antitumor; ehrlich ascites carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALTERNANTHERA BRASILIANA EXTRACT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; FLUOROURACIL; GLUTATHIONE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALTERNANTHERA; ALTERNANTHERA BRASILIANA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; ERYTHROCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; LIFESPAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84919999160     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147211     Document Type: Article

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