Ethanolic extracts of Euphorbia and other ethnobotanical species as inhibitors of human tumour cell growth

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-58

  Whelan, L C ^a   Ryan, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

A549; Antineoplastic activity; HEp 2; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOMA CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EUPHORBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LUNG CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORALEA;

CULLEN CORYLIFOLIA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA GRANDIDENS; PSORALEA; PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA;

EID: 0037285551     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471103321648665     Document Type: Article

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