Antioxidant and anticancer activities of selected persian gulf algae

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-20

  Namvar, F ^a,b   Baharara, J ^a   Mahdi, A A ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; Persian Gulf; Seaweeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895068017     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: 09740422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-013-0313-4     Document Type: Article

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