Induction of apoptosis in HeLa cells by chloroform fraction of seed extracts of <it>Nigella sativa</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cancer remains one of the most dreaded diseases causing an astonishingly high death rate, second only to cardiac arrest. The fact that conventional and newly emerging treatment procedures like chemotherapy, catalytic therapy, photody...

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Main Authors: Alshatwi Ali A, Hasan Tarique N, Munshi Anjana, Shafi Gowhar, Jyothy A, Lei David KY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
Online Access:http://www.cancerci.com/content/9/1/29