Bioassay Screening of the Essential Oil and Various Extracts of Nigella sativa L. Seeds Using Brine Shrimp Toxicity Assay

Background and Aim: Since cytotoxicity screening is the first step necessary for any new drug development, this study was designed to find out and compare the cytotoxicity effects of the essential oil and various extracts of Nigella sativa L. seeds using Brine Shrimp Lethality (BSL) assay. Material...

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Main Authors: Fariba Sharififar, Ali Assadipour, Mohammad Hassan Moshafi, Fahimeh Alishahi, Hossein Mahmoudvand*
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lorestan University of Medical Sciences 2017-03-01
Series:Herbal Medicines Journal
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Online Access:http://hmj.lums.ac.ir/index.php/hmj/article/view/578