Cytotoxicity of different viscotoxins and extracts from the European subspecies of Viscum album L.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 473-477

  Schaller, G ^a   Urech, K ^a   Giannattasio, M ^b  

^a Institut Hiscia   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

cytotoxicity; mistletoe; Viscaceae; viscotoxins; Viscum album ssp. abietis; Viscum album ssp. album; Viscum album ssp. austriacum

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; VISCUM ALBUM; YOSHIDA SARCOMA;

SANTALACEAE; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0029830802     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199609)10:6<473::AID-PTR879>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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