In vitro cytotoxic properties of ethanolic extracts of various parts of Swietenia mahagoni

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 541-544

  Akbar, Mohammad Ahsanul ^a   Ahamed, Rubina ^a   Alam, Khondoker Dedarul ^a   Ali, Mohammad Shawkat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Artemia salina; Brine shrimp lethality bioassay; Swietenia mahagoni

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650886233     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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