Thujone-rich fraction of Thuja occidentalis demonstrates major anti-cancer potentials: Evidences from in vitro studies on A375 cells

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Khuda Bukhsh, Anisur Rahman ^a   Biswas, Raktim ^a   Mandal, Sushil Kumar ^a   Dutta, Suman ^a   Bhattacharyya, Soumya Sundar ^a   Boujedaini, Naoual ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

^b Boiron   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CEDAR LEAF OIL; CYTOCHROME C; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79953267961     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/neq042     Document Type: Article

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