Antitumor activity of C-phycocyanin from Arthronema africanum (Cyanophyceae)

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 675-684

  Gardeva, Elena Georgieva ^a   Toshkova, Reneta Aleksandrova ^a   Yossifova, Liliya Stefanova ^a   Minkova, Kaledona ^b   Ivanova, Natalia Yordanova ^b   Gigova, Liliana Georgieva ^b  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; Arthronema africanum; C pycocyanin; In vitro; In vivo; Myeloid graffi tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTHRONEMA AFRICANUM; CRICETINAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84907714605     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 16784324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132014005000018     Document Type: Article

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