The husk fiber of Cocos nucifera L. (Palmae) is a source of anti-neoplastic activity
In the present study, we investigated the in vitro anti-tumoral activities of fractions from aqueous extracts of the husk fiber of the typical A and common varieties of Cocos nucifera (Palmae). Cytotoxicity against leukemia cells was determined by the 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2007-10-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001000006 |