Germinating seeds of the mung bean, Vigna radiata (Fabaceae), as a model for the preliminary evaluation of cytotoxic effects of drugs

Biocell

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-24

  Kumar, Vijay L ^a   Singhal, Abhishek ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Cyclophosphamide; Phaseolus aureusCalotropisprocera; Podophyllotoxin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYPROHEPTADINE; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; CYTOTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; GERMINATION; MERISTEM; MITOSIS; MUNG BEAN; PLANT GROWTH; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT LENGTH; SEED WEIGHT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; DRUG EFFECT; LEGUME; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED;

ANIMALIA; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; FABACEAE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

ASPIRIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYPROHEPTADINE; CYTOTOXINS; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FABACEAE; GERMINATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; SEEDS;

EID: 67649213837     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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