Cytotoxic and antitumor potential of Fagonia cretica L.

Turkish Journal of Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-24

  Hussain, Ahsan ^a   Zia, Muhammad ^a   Mirza, Bushra ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic activity; Fagonia cretica L.; Mutagenic activity; Potato disc assay

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARTEMIA; FAGONIA CRETICA; RHIZOBIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34247355392     PISSN: 13000152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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