Tumor cell-selective antiproliferative effect of the extract from Morinda citrifolia fruits

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 515-517

  Arpornsuwan, Teerakul ^a   Punjanon, Tadsanee ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cytotoxicity; Morinda citrifolia; MTT; Neuroblastoma

Indexed keywords

MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; LC 50; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CRICETINAE; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FRUIT; HUMANS; MORINDA; PLANT EXTRACTS; VERO CELLS;

CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CRICETINAE; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA;

EID: 33745451320     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1902     Document Type: Article

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