Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3840

Full Length Research Paper

Cytotoxicity of selected Ethiopian medicinal plants used in traditional breast cancer treatment against breast-derived cell lines

Nigatu Tuasha
  • Nigatu Tuasha
  • Department of Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology, College of Natural and Computational, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Daniel Seifu
  • Daniel Seifu
  • Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Endalamaw Gadisa
  • Endalamaw Gadisa
  • Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Beyene Petros
  • Beyene Petros
  • Department of Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology, College of Natural and Computational, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Stina Oredsson
  • Stina Oredsson
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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  •  Received: 12 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 10 May 2019
  •  Published: 13 May 2019

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