Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 10 , Pages 1427-1446 , October 2003

Chemomodulatory action of curry leaf (Murraya koenigii) extract on hepatic and extrahepatic xenobiotic metabolising enzymes, antioxidant levels, lipid peroxidation, skin and forestomach papillomagenesis

  • Trisha Dasgupta

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Biology and Applied Molecular Biology Laboratories, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067, New Delhi,India
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  • A.R Rao

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Biology and Applied Molecular Biology Laboratories, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067, New Delhi,India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91-11-670-4507; fax: +91-11-618-7338.
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  • P.K Yadava

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Biology and Applied Molecular Biology Laboratories, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi-110067, New Delhi,India

Received 14 January 2003 ,Revised 1 June 2003 ,Accepted 2 June 2003.

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Nutrition Research
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