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In vitro growth inhibition and cytotoxicity of Euphorbia caducifolia against four human cancer cell lines and its phytochemical characterisation

Shaista BanoHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Bina Shaheen SiddiquiHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ahsana Dar FarooqHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan;Department of Eastern medicine, Hamdard Al-Majeed College of Eastern Medicine Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Sabira BegumHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Faheema SiddiquiHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan;Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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Muhammad KashifHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan;Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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Mudassar AzharDr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Pages 2936-2940 | Received 07 Nov 2016, Accepted 02 Mar 2017, Published online: 13 Apr 2017

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