Cytotoxic effects of chloroform and hydroalcoholic extracts of aerial parts of Cuscuta chinensis and Cuscuta epithymum on Hela, HT29 and MDA-MB-468 tumor cells

Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 115-122

  Jafarian, A ^a   Ghannadi, A ^a   Mohebi, B ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cuscuta chinensis; Cuscuta epithymum; Cytotoxicity; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLOROFORM; CUSCUTA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; CUSCUTA EPITHYMUM EXTRACT; DOXORUBICIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN HT29; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50;

EID: 84886424608     PISSN: 17355362     EISSN: 17359414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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