Micropropagation of Aloe arborescens Mill: A step towards efficient production of its valuable leaf extracts showing antiproliferative activity on murine myeloma cells

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-240

  Bedini, C ^a   Caccia, R ^a   Triggiani, D ^a   Mazzucato, A ^a   Soressi, G P ^a   Tiezzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aloe biological effects; In vitro culture; Murine myeloma cells; Plant growth regulators

Indexed keywords

ALOE; ALOE ARBORESCENS; MURINAE;

EID: 74949138705     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500902722402     Document Type: Article

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