Screening for in vitro cytotoxic activity of seaweed, sargassum sp. against hep-2 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 6073-6076

  Mary, J Stella ^a   Vinotha, P ^a   Pradeep, Andrew M ^a  

^a THE AMERICAN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; HEP 2; MCF 7; MTT; Sargassum sp

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; MCF 7 CELL LINE; SARGASSUM; SEAWEED; TUMOR CELL LINE; VEGETABLE;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MCF-7 CELLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SARGASSUM; SEAWEED; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84877035759     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.12.6073     Document Type: Article

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