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Heartwood extract of Acacia catechu induces apoptosis in human breast carcinoma by altering bax/bcl-2 ratio
1 Jan 2014
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BACKGROUND: The heartwood extract of A. catechu, called pale catechu or "Katha" in Hindi has been widely used in traditional Indian medicinal system. Although various pharmacological properties of this plant had been reported previously, only a few were concerned with the anticancer activity of this plant. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to assess the in vitro anticancer and apoptosis inducing effect of 70%...
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