Effect of Peganum harmala extract on root tips of Allium cepa

Cytobios

Volumn 1996, Issue 362-363, 1997, Pages 171-174

  Abderrahman, S M ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Allium cepa root tips; Antimicrobial effect; Hallucinogen; Mitotic index; Peganum harmala extract

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; GROWTH PROMOTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GARLIC; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITOSIS INDEX; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED;

ALKALOIDS; ALLIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; MITOTIC INDEX; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEEDS; WATER;

EID: 3042959599     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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