Calcite growth in Cissus quadrangularis plant extract, a traditional Indian bone-healing aid

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1742-1745

  Sanyal, Ambarish ^a   Ahmad, Absar ^b   Sastry, Murali ^a,c  

^a Nanoscience Group   (India)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^c Tata Chemicals Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Bone fracture; Calcite crystals; Cissus quadrangularis; Traditional healing

Indexed keywords

CISSUS; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS;

EID: 31644441267     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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