The study of anticancer and antifungal activities of Pistacia integerrima extract In vitro

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 375-379

  Bibi, Y ^a   Nisa, S ^b   Zia, M ^c   Waheed, A ^d   Ahmed, S ^e   Chaudhary, M ^f  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b HAZARA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f PRESTON UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antifungal; antitumour; cytotoxic; Michigan Cancer Foundation 7 cell line; Pistacia integerrima

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLOROFORM; PISTACIA INTEGERRIMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; PISTACIA; PISTACIA INTEGERRIMA;

EID: 84875481528     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.107085     Document Type: Article

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