Antitumor and antioxidant activity of Ficus elastica Roxb. and Ficus bengalensis Linn. Family moraceae

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1532-1539

  El Hawary, S S ^a   Wassel, G M ^b   El Menshawi, B S ^b   Ibrahim, N A ^b   Mahmoud, K ^b   Ayoub, M M ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Antitumor; Ficus bengalensis linn; Ficus elastica roxb

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870260763     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2012.19.11.2796     Document Type: Article

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