The dual effects of polar methanolic extract of Hypericum Perforatum L in bladder cancer cells

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6427, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Nseyo, U O ^a,b   Nseyo, O U ^b   Shiverick, K T ^b   Medrano, T ^b   Mejia, M ^a   Stavropoulos, N ^c   Tsimaris, I ^c   Skalkos, D ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c G HATZIKOSTA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIAGNOSIS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; METHANOL; PHOTOSENSITIZERS;

CELL LINE; METASTATIC LYMPH NODE; PAPILLARY BLADDER LESION;

TUMORS;

EID: 34548294248     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.727003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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