Stability of artemisinin in aqueous environments: Impact on its cytotoxic action to Ehrlich ascites tumour cells

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1254-1258

  Beekman, Aäron C ^a   Woerdenbag, Herman J ^a   Van Uden, Wim ^a   Pras, Niesko ^a   Konings, Antonius W T ^a   Wikström, Håkan V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; FERROUS ION; FREE RADICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STABILITY; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 0031464376     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06080.x     Document Type: Article

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