Antitumor activity of balanitoside extracted from Balanites aegyptiaca fruit

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 179-191

  Al Ghannam, Sheikha M ^a   Ahmed, Hanaa Hamdy ^b   Zein, Nabila ^c   Zahran, Faten ^c  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; Apoptosis; Balanites aegyptiaca; Catalase; EAC; Lipid peroxidation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899744245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2013.3734     Document Type: Article

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