Antitumor and cytotoxic activities of methanol extract of Indigofera linnaei Ali

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 613-618

  Senthil Kumar, Raju ^a   Rajkapoor, Balasubramanian ^b   Perumal, Perumal ^c  

^a SWAMY VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b Dayananda Sagar University   (India)

^c JKK Nataraja College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; In vitro cytotoxicity; Indigofera linnaei

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958797937     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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