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Research Article

Screening for Cytotoxic and Antimalarial Activities in Desert Plants of the Negev and Bedouin Market Plant Products

P. Sathiyamoorthy Desert Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, The Albert Katz Center for Desert Agrobiology, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, 84990, Israel
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H. Lugasi-Evgi Desert Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, The Albert Katz Center for Desert Agrobiology, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, 84990, Israel; Laboratory of Oncology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
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P. Schlesinger Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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I. Kedar Laboratory of Oncology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
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J. Gopas Laboratory of Oncology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Y. Pollack Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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A. Golan-Goldhirsh Desert Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, The Albert Katz Center for Desert Agrobiology, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, 84990, Israel
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Pages 188-195 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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