Cytotoxicity of aqueous extracts of Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Labiatae) in plant test system

This study investigated the cytotoxic activity of Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary) aqueous extract on the cell cycle of Allium cepa. To this end, crude aqueous leaf extracts at four concentrations, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06 and 0.08 mg/mL, were tested on A. cepa meristematic root cells, at exposure times...

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Main Authors: GHS Cardoso, EBS Dantas, FRC Sousa, AP Peron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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