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. 2006 Apr 11;3(3):317–327. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nel015

Table 1.

In vitro cytotoxicity of argan extracts on HTC cells

Treatment % Viability
6 h 21 h
DMSO 98.6 ±0.10 99.0 ±0.16
H2O 98.7 ±0.15 99.6 ±0.21
A1 97.5 ±0.55 97.0 ±0.52
B1 98.7 ±0.46 97.4 ±0.47
B2 97.3 ±0.98 98.5 ±1.47
B3 97.8 ±0.12 97.5 ±0.10
C1 98.8 ±0.48 95.3 ±0.44

The cells were exposed to 50 μg ml−1 of each extract for 6 or 21 h and viability was then determined by Trypan Blue (0.2%) exclusion. The suitable controls (DMSO or H2O) were carried out as indicated in the Materials and Methods section.