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Planta Med 1995; 61(4): 317-320
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958091
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Physiological Potential of β-Carotene in Prolonging the Survival of the Host Bearing Transplantable Murine Lymphoma

Bijaya Ghosh, Animesh Mandal, Malay Chatterjee
  • Division of Biochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, P.O. Box 17028, Calcutta - 700032, India
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04 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

β-Carotene, when supplemented in diet, has been found to increase the survival period of mice bearing a transplantable tumor, Dalton's lymphoma. Tumor cell-count, body weight pattern, hematological parameters like total count showed marked alterations in a dose-responsive manner with β-carotene administration when compared to their untreated counterparts. Decreased tumor cell proliferation is also reflected by increased hemoglobin levels of the host.

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β-Carotene - lymphoma - tumor cell count - hemoglobin level - survival