Enhanced DNA repair, immune function and reduced toxicity of C-MED-100(TM), a novel aqueous extract from Uncaria tomentosa

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-126

  Sheng, Yezhou ^a   Bryngelsson, Carl ^a   Pero, Ronald W ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Immune response; Rat; Toxicity; Uncaria tomentosa

Indexed keywords

C MED 100; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; RAT; SPLEEN CELL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CAT'S CLAW; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN; TIME FACTORS; UNCARIA;

EID: 0034142139     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00070-7     Document Type: Article

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