Biochemical and physiological evaluations of Limonoids as potential cancer destroyers

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1099-1107

  Bayazit, Vahdettin ^a   Konar, Vahit ^b  

^a MU ALPARSLAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti material; Biochemical structures; Biological activities; Cancer; Limonoids; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954655757     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.1099.1107     Document Type: Article

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