Plant crude extracts could be the solution: Extracts showing in vivo antitumorigenic activity

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-171

  Amara, A A ^a   El Masry, M H ^b   Bogdady, H H ^b  

^a Universities and Research Institutes District   (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Antitumor; Brine shrimp; Potato disc; Probit analysis

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; ATRIPLEX; BACTERIAL COUNT; BARK; BIOASSAY; BLACK CUMIN; CANCER THERAPY; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CINNAMOMUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTTON; CURCUMA LONGA; FICUS; FLOWER; FRUIT; GINGER; IN VIVO STUDY; MELIA AZEDARACH; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PLANT; PLANT SEED; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RHIZOME; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SESAME; TOXICITY TESTING; XANTHIUM; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; DRUG EFFECT; EGYPT;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ARTEMIA; DESICCATION; EGYPT; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RHIZOME; SEEDS;

EID: 44449145601     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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