Journal of
Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

  • Abbreviation: J. Pharmacognosy Phytother.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2502
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 234

Full Length Research Paper

In vitro anticancer screening of Colombian plants from Piper genus (Piperaceae)

Diego R. Munoz
  • Diego R. Munoz
  • Laboratorio de Investigación en Productos Naturales Vegetales, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Adrian G. Sandoval-Hernandez
  • Adrian G. Sandoval-Hernandez
  • Grupo de Muerte Celular, Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Wilman A. Delgado
  • Wilman A. Delgado
  • Laboratorio de Investigación en Productos Naturales Vegetales, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Gonzalo H. Arboleda
  • Gonzalo H. Arboleda
  • Grupo de Muerte Celular, Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Luis E. Cuca
  • Luis E. Cuca
  • Laboratorio de Investigación en Productos Naturales Vegetales, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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  •  Received: 18 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 01 August 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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