Brine shrimp toxicity study of different Bangladeshi medicinal plants

Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-167

  Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a   Sadeak, Sk Md Imrul ^a   Bachar, Sitesh C ^a   Hossain, Md Tozammal ^a   Al Mamun, Abdullah ^a   Montaha, ^a   Jahan, Nowshin ^a   Chowdhury, Majeedul H ^b   Jahan, Rownak ^a   Nasrin, Dilruba ^a   Rahman, Mahbubur ^a   Rahman, Shahnaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

^b NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Brine shrimp; Cytotoxicity; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ABROMA AUGUSTUM; ACANTHUS ILICIFOLIUS; ALSTONIA; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; ARTEMIA; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CITRUS MAXIMA; COCCINIA GRANDIS; CORIOLACEAE; CROTON TIGLIUM; CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA REFLEXA; EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA; HERITIERA FOMES; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA AQUATICA; LAGERSTROEMIA; LAGERSTROEMIA SPECIOSA; MADHUCA; MADHUCA INDICA; MUSA X PARADISIACA; NYPA FRUTICANS; PIPERACEAE; PREMNA; SARACA ASOCA; SONNERATIA APETALA; STEVIA REBAUDIANA; SYZYGIUM; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES DIOICA;

EID: 78049315870     PISSN: 19950772     EISSN: 19981090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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