Evaluation of antitumour activity of Berberis aristata DC.

Indian Drugs

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 17-20

  Porwal, K P ^a   Kumar, K ^a   Jain, N ^a   Pathak, K A ^a   Jain, P ^a  

^a RKDF College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Antitumour activity; Berberis aristata DC.; Brine shrimp bioassay; Ehrlich ascites carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BERBERIS ARISTATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BERBERIDACEAE; BERBERIS; BIOASSAY; CANCER CELL; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; HEMATOLOGY; LC 50; LIFESPAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 79251553154     PISSN: 0019462X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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