A study on the teratogenic and cytotoxic effects of safflower extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 453-459

  Nobakht, M ^a   Fattahi, M ^a   Hoormand, M ^a   Milanian, I ^a   Rahbar, N ^a   Mahmoudian, M ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carthamus tinctorius; Cytotoxicity; Food additive; Neural tube; Safflower; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; SAFFLOWER OIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; NERVE CELL; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ASTERACEAE; MICE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERATOGENS;

EID: 0033712737     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00324-X     Document Type: Article

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