Biological characterization of cynara cardunculus l. Methanolic extracts: Antioxidant, anti-proliferative, anti-migratory and anti-angiogenic activities

Agriculture (Switzerland)

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 472-492

  Velez, Zélia ^a,b   Campinho, Marco A ^a   Guerra, Ângela R ^b,c   García, Laura ^b   Ramos, Patricia ^b,c   Guerreiro, Olinda ^b,c   Felício, Laura ^b   Schmitt, Fernando ^d,e   Duarte, Maria ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BEJA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Antitumor; Breast cancer; Cynara cardunculus; Phenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883660603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture2040472     Document Type: Article

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