Antiproliferative activity of aqueous extract of Piper betle L. and Psidium guajava L. on KB and HeLa cell lines

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 987-990

  Fathilah, A R ^a   Sujata, R ^b   Norhanom, A W ^b   Adenan, M I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c Environment and Climate Change   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antiproliferative; Hela cells; KB cells; Piper betle; Psidium guajava

Indexed keywords

BETEL EXTRACT; GUAVA EXTRACT; WATER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN KB; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PLANT LEAF;

PIPER BETLE; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 77954530291     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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