Antimicrobial and cytotoxicity potential of Peganum harmala smoke

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 4, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 236-240

  Shahverdi, Ahmad R ^a   Ostad, Seyed Naser ^b   Khodaee, Samira ^a   Bitarafan, Lila ^b   Monsef Esfahani, Hamid R ^b   Jamalifar, Hossein ^a   Nikavar, Bahman ^c   Mohsenin, Mehran ^d  

^a Tehran University of Medical Science   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air disinfectant; Antimicrobial activity; Cytotoxicity; Peganum harmala; Seeds; Smoke

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; METHANOL; PEGANUM HARMALA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISINFECTION; DRUG POTENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; FUNGUS CULTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEGANUM HARMALA; PLANT SEED; SMOKE;

EID: 69749094493     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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