In vitro cytotoxic effect of garlic extract on malignant and nonmalignant cell lines

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 603-608

  Ghazanfari, Tooba ^a   Yaraee, Roya ^a   Rahmati, Batool ^a   Hakimzadeh, Hoda ^a   Shams, Jalaledin ^a   Jalali Nadoushan, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Colon cancer; Cytotoxic effect; Garlic; Gastric cancer

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL VIABILITY; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CYTOTOXINS; GARLIC; HUMANS; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA;

EID: 80755187694     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2011.551832     Document Type: Article

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