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Use of in vitro assays to assess the potential antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in human lung cancer cell line

BACKGROUND: Saffron is harvested from the dried, dark red stigmas of Crocus sativus flowers. It is used as a spice for flavoring and coloring food as a perfume. It is often used for treating several diseases. We investigated the potential of the ethanolic extract of saffron to induce antiproliferati...

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Autores principales: Samarghandian, Saeed, Boskabady, Mohammad Hossein, Davoodi, Saideh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2992145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21120034
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.71799