Methanol extract from Vietnamese Caesalpinia sappan induces apoptosis in HeLa cells
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the cytotoxic activity of extracts from Caesalpinia sappan heartwood against multiple cancer cell lines using an MTT cell viability assay. The cell death though induction of apoptosis was as indicated by DNA fragmentation and caspase-3 enzyme activation. RESULTS: A m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602014000100020&lng=en&tlng=en |