Antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of hyssopus officinalis l. Oils

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 649-654

  Renzini, G ^a   Scazzocchio, F ^a   Lu, M ^a   Mazzanti, G ^a   Salvatore, G ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Artemia salina; Brine shrimp assay; Cytotoxic activity; Hyssopus officinalis; Hyssopus officinalis var. decumbens; Labiatae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001754302     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1999.9701232     Document Type: Article

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