Evaluation of in vitro cytotoxic effects of Juniperus foetidissima and Juniperus sabina extracts against a panel of cancer cells

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 281-286

  Sadeghi aliabadi, Hojjat ^a   Emami, Ahmad ^b   Saidi, Morteza ^a   Sadeghi, Babak ^a   Jafarian, Abbas ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hela, KB, MDA MB 468; J. foetidissima; J. sabina; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

JUNIPERUS FOETIDISSIMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRANCHLET; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS FOETIDISSIMA; NONHUMAN;

EID: 76249095970     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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