Comfrey (Symphytum officinale. L.) and Experimental Hepatic Carcinogenesis: A Short-Term Carcinogenesis Model Study
Comfrey or Symphytum officinale (L.) (Boraginaceae) is a very popular plant used for therapeutic purposes. Since the 1980s, its effects have been studied in long-term carcinogenesis studies, in which Comfrey extract is administered at high doses during several months and the neoplastic hepatic lesio...
Main Authors: | Maria Fernanda Pereira Lavieri Gomes, Cristina de Oliveira Massoco, José Guilherme Xavier, Leoni Villano Bonamin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem172 |
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