Use of in vitro assays to assess the potential antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in human lung cancer cell line

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 6, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 309-314

  Samarghandian, Saeed ^a   Boskabady, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Davoodi, Saideh ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; L929; lung cancer; MTT; saffron

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN L 929; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG CANCER; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 78149457185     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71799     Document Type: Article

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