Anticancer activity of certain herbs and spices on the cervical epithelial carcinoma (HeLa) cell line

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Berrington, Danielle ^a   Lall, Namrita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAPSICUM ANNUUM EXTRACT; DACTINOMYCIN; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; LAURUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; LAVANDULA SPICA EXTRACT; LAVANDULA X INTERMEDIA EXTRACT; ORIGANUM VULGARE EXTRACT; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; THYMUS VULGAR EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LAVANDULA X INTERMEDIA; LAVENDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 84862297379     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/564927     Document Type: Article

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