Homeopathic mother tincture of Conium initiates reactive oxygen species mediated DNA damage and makes HeLa cells prone to apoptosis |
Bishayee, Kausik
(Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani)
Mukherjee, Avinaba (Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani) Paul, Avijit (Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani) Khuda-Bukhsh, Anisur Rahman (Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani) |
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