Cytotoxicity assay of fenugreek aqueous extract on NIH3T3 fibroblast cells

Tehran University Medical Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 545-551

  Sabzevari, O ^a   Andalibi, M ^a   Ahmadiani, A ^b   Kamalinejad, M ^b   Abdollahi, M ^a   Ostad, S N ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Fenugreek; MTT assays; NIH3T3; Trigonella foenum graecum; Trypan blue

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; CYTOTOXICITY ASSAY; FIBROBLAST; IC50; INCUBATION TIME; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MOUSE; MTT ASSAY; NIH 3T3 CELL LINE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TRYPAN BLUE ASSAY;

EID: 84903365903     PISSN: 16831764     EISSN: 17357322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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