Differences in the apoptosis-inducing properties of Viscum album L. extracts

Anti-Cancer Drugs

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Bussing A ^a   Suzart, K ^b   Schweizer, K ^b  

^a Department of Applied Immunology   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; DNA stabilization; Granulocytes; Lymphocytes; Oxidative burst; Phagocytosis; Viscum album L.

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DNA; HOLOLECTIN A CHAIN; HOLOLECTIN B CHAIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCOTOXIN; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN II;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CELL KILLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RESPIRATORY BURST; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUMOR CELL; VISCUM ALBUM;

VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0030957045     PISSN: 09594973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001813-199704001-00003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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