Effect of the seed extract of carrot (Daucus carota Linn.) on the growth of Ehrlich ascites tumour in mice

P. K. Majumder,

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Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford MA 02155, USA

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M. Gupta,

M. Gupta

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta - 700 032, India

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P. K. Majumder,

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P. K. Majumder

[email protected]

Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford MA 02155, USA

Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USASearch for more papers by this author

M. Gupta,

M. Gupta

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta - 700 032, India

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First published: 21 December 1998

https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199812)12:8<584::AID-PTR332>3.0.CO;2-C

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The petroleum ether extract of the seeds of carrot (Daucus carota Linn), administered intraperitoneally at doses of 3 mg and 10 mg/kg body weight/day for 7 days, showed antitumour activity, inhibiting the growth of Ehrlich ascites tumour in mice. Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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