Growth inhibition of Walker carcinosarcoma 256 with alcoholic extract of green tea leaves (Camellia sinensis) Inibição do crescimento do carcinossarcoma 256 de Walker pelo extrato alcoólico de folhas de chá verde(Camellia sinensis)

PURPOSE: To evaluate the antitumor activity of alcoholic extracts of green tea (Camella sinensis). METHODS: Four groups of six Wistar rats were inoculated intramuscularly with 10(6) Walker tumor cells/mL. During 10 days, the animals received by gavage either 0.9% saline solution (Group I; negative c...

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Main Authors: Mauriclécio Franco Ponte, Thiago Sousa e Silva Targino, Matheus Alves de Lima Mota, José Saul Peixoto Landim, Thyciana Rodrigues Ribeiro, Fabiana Pereira Soares, Márcio Roberto Pinho Pereira, Sônia Leite da Silva, Silvia Fernandes Ribeiro da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2012-09-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012000900008