Cytotoxicity assessment of the aerial parts of Macrotyloma uniflorum linn

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-300

  Kawsar, Sarkar M A ^a,d   Huq, E ^b   Nahar, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^d YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brine; Cytotoxicity; Extracts; Fabaceae; Macrotyloma uniflorum; Mortality; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BUTANOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; MACROTYLOMA UNIFLORUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ETHNOBOTANY; EXPERIMENTAL PLANT; FRACTIONATION; LEGUME; LETHALITY; MACROTYLOMA UNIFLORUM; NONHUMAN;

EID: 59649110077     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2008.297.300     Document Type: Article

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