Biological activity of some Patagonian plants
Pedro Cuadra1, María Furrianca, Alejandra Oyarzún
1Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario (CEQUA), Punta Arenas, Chile. pedro.cuadra@umag.cl
Fitoterapia
|October 19, 2005
Abstract:
Citotoxicity (inhibition of cell division in fertilized eggs of Loxechinus albus) and general toxicity (using embryos of Artemia salina) of plants belonging to the genera Senecio, Deschampsia, Alstroemeria, Anarthrophyllum, Chloraea and Geranium were investigated.
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