Activity of edible mushrooms against the growth of human T4 leukemic cancer cells, hela cervical cancer cells, and plasmodium falciparum

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 49-57

  Lovy, Alenka ^a   Knowles, Barbara ^b   Labbe, Ronald ^b   Nolan, Linda ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimalarial activity; Antitumor activity; Cytostatic activity; Medicinal mushrooms

Indexed keywords

GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSTASIS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LENTINUS EDODES; LEUKEMIA CELL; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYPORACEAE; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 0033382391     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v06n04_06     Document Type: Article

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