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Research Article

Glycyrrhizin exhibits potential chemopreventive activity on 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate-induced cutaneous oxidative stress and tumor promotion in swiss albino mice

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Pages 363-369 | Received 01 Apr 2006, Accepted 10 Sep 2006, Published online: 04 Oct 2008

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