Biomedical properties of saffron and its potential use in cancer therapy and chemoprevention trials

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 426-432

  Abdullaev, F I ^a   Espinosa Aguirre, J J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cancer chemoprevention; Clinical trials; Cytotoxicity; Saffron (Crocus sativus)

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL MODEL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CROCUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CHEMOPREVENTION; CROCUS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 9644268896     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2004.09.002     Document Type: Review

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