Bitter Melon (Momordica Charantia), a Nutraceutical Approach for Cancer Prevention and Therapy
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In vivo antitumor activity of the bitter melon (Momordica charantia).
The in vivo antitumor activity of a crude extract from the bitter melon (Momordica charantia) was determined. The extract inhibited tumor formation in CBA/H mice which had been given i.p. injections of 1.0 X 10(5) CBA/Dl tumor cells (77% of the untreated mice with tumors versus 33% of the treated mice with tumors after 6 weeks). The extract also inhibited tumor formation in DBA/2 mice which had...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancers
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2072-6694
DOI: 10.3390/cancers12082064