Differential growth inhibitory effects of W. somnifera root and E. officinalis fruits on CHO cells

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 496-499

  Sumantran, Venil N ^a   Boddul, Sanjay ^a   Koppikar, Soumya J ^a   Dalvi, Madhuri ^b   Wele, Asmita ^b   Gaire, Vishakha ^b   Wagh, Ulhas V ^a  

^a Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University   (India)

^b BHARATI VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CHO cells; Colony formation; E. officinalis fruits; W. somnifera root

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHO CELL; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TUMOR CELL; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; FRUIT; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; WITHANIA;

CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 34248172590     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2120     Document Type: Article

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