Fol. Biol. 2015, 61, 97-103

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2015061030097

Anti-Proliferative and Apoptotic Effects of Methanolic Extracts from Different Cladonia Species on Human Breast Cancer Cells

Z. M. Coskun1, M. Ersoz1, B. Acikgoz2, I. Karalti3, G. Cobanoglu2, C. Sesal2

1Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Biology, Science and Art Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
3Clinic Microbiology Laboratory, Medical Faculty, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey

Received December 2014
Accepted April 2015

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