Potato disc bioassay for some Jordanian medicinal plants

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 296-299

  Oran, Sawsan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Jordan; Medicinal plants; Potato disc assay

Indexed keywords

ALKANNA STRIGOSA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA CAMPYLOPODA EXTRACT; ERYNGIUM CRETICUM EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; GLOBULARIA ARABICA EXTRACT; LAMIUM AMPLEXICAULE EXTRACT; MARRUBIUM CUNEATUM EXTRACT; ONONIS NATRIX EXTRACT; RESEDA LUTEA EXTRACT; SALVIA PALAESTINA EXTRACT; SALVIA PINARDI EXTRACT; SENECIO VERNALIS EXTRACT; TEUCURIUM DIVARICATUM EXTRACT; THYMUS CAPITATUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHILLEA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; JORDAN; LEUKEMIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; POTATO; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

ACHILLEA; AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALKANNA; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICOTYLEDONEAE; EPHEDRA; EPHEDRA CAMPYLOPODA; ERYNGIUM CRETICUM; EUPHORBIA; GLOBULARIA; GLOBULARIA ARABICA; GYMNOSPERMAE; JORDANIA; LAMIUM AMPLEXICAULE; MARRUBIUM; MARRUBIUM CUNEATUM; MURINAE; NATRIX; ONONIS NATRIX; RESEDA LUTEA; SALVIA; SALVIA PALAESTINA; SENECIO VERNALIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THYMUS CAPITATUS;

EID: 0033426891     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.37.4.296.5810     Document Type: Article

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