From the hive: Honey, a novel weapon against cancer

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 142, Issue , 2017, Pages 290-299

  Badolato, Mariateresa ^a   Carullo, Gabriele ^a   Cione, Erika ^a   Aiello, Francesca ^a   Caroleo, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Chemoprevention; Honey

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APIS MELLIFERA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; APITHERAPY; HONEY; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APITHERAPY; FLAVONOIDS; HONEY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHENOLS;

EID: 85027197766     PISSN: 02235234     EISSN: 17683254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.07.064     Document Type: Review

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