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Original Article

Anticarcinogenic Effects of Shikaron, a Preparation of Eight Chinese Herbs in Mice Treated with a Carcinogen, N-Butyl-N'-butanolnitrosoamine

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Pages 166-169 | Published online: 11 Jun 2009

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