Cytotoxic and immunopotentiating effects of ethanolic extract of Nigella sativa L. seeds

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Swamy, S M K ^a   Tan, B K H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Immunomodulating; Mitogens; MTT; Nigella sativa L.

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MITOGENIC AGENT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPOTENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; SPLEEN CELL; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MITOGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEEDS; SOLVENTS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034108281     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00241-4     Document Type: Article

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