Role of flavonoids in controlling the phototoxicity of Hypericum perforatum extracts

Phytomedicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 306-309

  Wilhelm, K P ^a,b   Biel, S ^b   Siegers, C P ^b  

^a proDERM Institute for Applied Dermatological Research GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chloropromazine; Human keratinocytes; Hypericum perforatum; Neutral red assay; Phototoxicity; Psoralene; Quercitrine; UVA radiation

Indexed keywords

BERGAPTEN; CHLORPROMAZINE; COUMARIN; FLAVONOID; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; METHOXSALEN; NEUTRAL RED; PSORALEN; QUERCETIN; QUERCITRIN; RUTOSIDE; UMBELLIFERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 0034891383     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-7113-00042     Document Type: Article

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