Preliminary studies on cytotoxic effect of fungal taxol on cancer cell lines

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1382-1386

  Gangadevi, V ^a   Muthumary, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytotoxic activity; Endophytic fungi; Medicinal plants; Taxol

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

FUNGI;

EID: 34347352184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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