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Selective growth inhibition of a human malignant melanoma cell line by sesame oil in vitro.

D.Edwards Smith, J. Salerno

1992.6.1PROSTAGLANDINS LEUKOTRIENES AND ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS

DOI: 10.1016/0952-3278(92)90221-4

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Certain vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid, such as the sesame oil, recommended for topical use by Ayurveda, may contain selective antineoplastic properties which are similar to those demonstrated for essential polyunsaturated fatty acids and their metabolites, suggesting that whole vegetable oils may have potential clinical usefulness.

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SMITH, D.Edwards; SALERNO, J. Selective growth inhibition of a human malignant melanoma cell line by sesame oil in vitro. PROSTAGLANDINS LEUKOTRIENES AND ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS, 1992, 46 2: 145–50.