Selective cytotoxicity of marine algae extracts to several human leukemic cell lines

Cytotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 213-219

  Harada, Hideki ^a   Kamei, Yuto ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; Extracts; Human leukemic cells; In vitro; Marine algae; Selective cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031407763     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007987010840     Document Type: Conference Paper

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