Cytotoxic effects of peel extracts from citrus limon and citrus sinensis

Caryologia

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 48-51

  Ali, Özmen ^a   Aşkin Çelik, Tülay ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allium test; Bioactive plant chemicals; Chromosomal aberration; Citrus limon; Citrus sinensis; Cytogenetic; Mitotic index

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 65449186333     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2007.10589546     Document Type: Article

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