Antitumor activity of an ethanol extract of Nigella sativa seeds

Biologia - Section Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 735-740

  Musa, Daoud ^a   Dilsiz, Nihat ^a   Gumushan, Hatice ^a   Ulakoglu, Gulruh ^b   Bitiren, Muharrem ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ehrlich ascites tumor; Labeling index; Mitotic index; Nigella sativa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CUMINUM CYMINUM; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 14844290411     PISSN: 13356399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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