Study on toxic effects of Artemisisa spp. fractions from Iran on human cancer cell lines

Journal of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

Volumn 18, Issue 70, 2010, Pages 58-67

  Emami, A ^a   Zamani Taghizadeh Rabe, S H ^b   Ahi, A ^a   Mahmoudi, M ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artemisia; Cancer cell lines; Cytotoxicity; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ARTEMISIA BIENNIS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA CINIFORMIS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA SANTULINA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL KILLING; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FIBROBLAST; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IRAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; STOMACH CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 77954372544     PISSN: 16069366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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