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Role of Plant Secondary Metabolites as Anticancer and Chemopreventive Agents
Cancer is a life-threatening disease, and its treatment is a challenge for medical science since its inception. This disease is characterized by uncontrolled cell division, and hence its treatment relies on re...
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Antagonistic effects of EDTA against biochemical toxicity induced by Cr(VI) in Hordeum vulgare L. seedlings
The present study aims at the amelioration of chromium Cr(VI) toxicity using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and to understand the interactive effects of Cr(VI) and EDTA with respect to seedling growth...
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Appraisal of tissue compartmentalized metal(loid) uptake by rice
Numerous physical and chemical approaches are existing for metal elimination from the soil; nonetheless, phytoremediation is regarded as one of the paramount effective and cost-friendly approach. However, ampl...
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A critical review on toxicity of cobalt and its bioremediation strategies
Accumulation of heavy metals especially cobalt (Co) in agricultural fields and water bodies due to natural as well as anthropogenic factors is major concern. Although it is an important constituent of vitamin B1...
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Open AccessEffect of cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate on some human cancer cell lines
The present study investigates the anti-proliferative and apoptosis inducing mechanism of CoCl2·6H2O in PC-3 cancer cell line. Preliminary, three different forms of cobalt i.e., cobaltous (CoCl2·6H2O), macro-Co(I...
