In Vivo and In Vitro Toxicity Profiles of Hexane Extract of Alpinia malaccensis Rhizome in Rat and Cell Line Models

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Assessment of apoptosis and necrosis. (a) Cells exposed to A. malaccensis extract and observed adopting AO/EB staining. Control cells are viable and fluoresce uniformly in green; cells in apoptosis fluoresce from yellow to orange; necrotic cells are swollen and fluoresce in bright red. (b) Percentage of normal, apoptotic, and necrotic cells. Data are expressed as the average of three independent observations.

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