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Dietary curcumin with cisplatin administration modulates tumour marker indices in experimental fibrosarcoma

I. Norris, +2 more
- 01 Mar 1999 - 
- Vol. 39, Iss: 3, pp 175-179
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Curcumin, the active constituent of Curcuma longa, enhances the antitumour effect of the widely used anticancer drug cisplatin, when used in combination against fibrosarcoma.
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This article is published in Pharmacological Research.The article was published on 1999-03-01. It has received 38 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Curcumin & Cisplatin.

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Anticancer potential of curcumin: preclinical and clinical studies.

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Curcumin: The Indian solid gold

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Biological Properties of Curcumin-Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Action

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Cancer—an ayurvedic perspective

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