Cytotoxic and pro-apoptotic effects of Abrus precatorius L. on human metastatic breast cancer cell line, MDA-MB-231.

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Published in Cytotechnology on October 19, 2012

Authors

Mohammed Shafi Sofi1, M K Sateesh, Mohsin Bashir, G Harish, T R Lakshmeesha, S Vedashree, A B Vedamurthy

Author Affiliations

1: Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, mshafi.sofi@gmail.com.

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