Anticancer and antioxidant activities of methanol extracts and fractions of some Cameroonian medicinal plants

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue S1, 2014, Pages S442-S447

  Tagne, Richard Simo ^a   Telefo, Bruno Phelix ^a   Nyemb, Jean Noel ^b   Yemele, Didiane Mefokou ^a   Njina, Sylvain Nguedia ^a   Goka, Stéphanie Marie Chekem ^a   Lienou, Landry Lienou ^a   Kamdje, Armel Hervé Nwabo ^b   Moundipa, Paul Fewou ^c   Farooq, Ahsana Dar ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Antioxidant; Cell cycle; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908206952     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60272-8     Document Type: Article

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