Anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of ethanol extract of pendulous monkshood root in vitro

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3569-3573

  Huang, Xian Ju ^a   Ren, Wei ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Chen, Lv Yi ^a   Mei, Zhi Nan ^a  

^a SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Anticancer; Mouse peritoneal macrophages; Pendulous monkshood root

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882732099     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.6.3569     Document Type: Article

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