Anti-inflammatory and antitumour activities of cultured mycelium of morel mushroom, Morchella esculenta

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-239

  Nitha, B ^a   Meera, C R ^a   Janardhanan, K K ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Antitumour activity; Cultured mycelium; Medicinal mushrooms; Morchella esculenta

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; MORCHELLA ESCULENTA; MUS;

EID: 33847100633     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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