Cytotoxic effects of Albizia zygia (DC) J. F. Macbr, a Ghanaian medicinal plant, against human T-lymphoblast-like leukemia, prostate and breast cancer cell lines

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 392-396

  Appiah Opong, Regina ^a   Asante, Isaac Kwadwo ^b   Safo, Dorcas Osei ^b   Tuffour, Isaac ^a   Ofori Attah, Ebenezer ^a   Uto, Takuhiro ^c   Nyarko, Alexander Kwadwo ^a,b  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c NAGASAKI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albizia zygia; Apoptosis; Cancer cells; Cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964869728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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