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8325209 
Journal Article 
Toxicity assessment of Egyptian pterocephalus sanctus decne. on artemia salina (Leach.) 
Soltan, MM 
2016 
Sphinx Knowledge House 
9 
4 
108-112 
English 
Pterocephalus sanctus Decne. is endangered and near endemic species belonged to Dipsacaceae family. An overview on the cytotoxicity properties of the selected species was conducted. The brine shrimp lethality bioassay was used to evaluate four of the P. sanctus extracts against the larvae of the Artemia salina Leach. The results revealed the potency of the hexane extract and could predict its cytotoxic EC50 to be ~20.5 µg/ml. The results were supported by the folk use and encourage further fractionation towards the toxicity properties. © 2016, Sphinx Knowledge House. All rights reserved. 
Artemia salina; Pterocephalus sanctus; Toxicity