Effects of plant lectins on in vitro fibroblast proliferation

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 349-354

  Sell, Ana Maria ^a   Da Costa, Celso Paulino ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fibroblasts; Lectins; MTT; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33746985018     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132003000300006     Document Type: Article

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