In vitro anti-proliferative and antioxidant activities of stem extracts of pereskia bleo (Kunth) DC (Cactaceae)

Malaysian Journal of Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-239

  Lee, Hong Lim ^a   Er, Hui Meng ^a   Radhakrishnan, Ammu Kutty ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti proliferative; Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Oxidant induced cell death; Pereskia bleo

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549122495     PISSN: 13943065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22452/mjs.vol28no3.1     Document Type: Article

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