Enhanced apoptosis in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells by biogenic gold nanoparticles synthesized from Argemone mexicana leaf extract

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 528-531

  Varun, Selvaraj ^a   Sellappa, Sudha ^a  

^a KARPAGAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

A. Mexicana; Breast cancer; Gold nanoparticles; MCF 7 Cells; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

ARGEMONE OIL; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; GOLD NANOPARTICLE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL STRUCTURE; CFU COUNTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA FRAGMENTATION ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MTT ASSAY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRYPAN BLUE ASSAY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84907567400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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