The effect of fig tree latex (Ficus carica) on stomach cancer line

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 272-275

  Hashemi, A ^a   Abediankenari, S ^a   Ghasemi, M ^a   Azadbakht, M ^a   Yousefzadeh, Y ^a   Dehpour, A A ^b  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ficus carica; Fig; Latex; Stomach cancer cell line

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CULTURE; FICUS; FICUS CARICA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 79954487836     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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