Toxicity to sea urchin egg development of the quinone fraction obtained from Auxemma oncocalyx

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 927-930

  Costa Lotufo, L V ^a   Ferreira, M A D ^a   Lemos, T L G ^b   Pessoa, O D L ^b   Viana, G S B ^a   Cunha, G M A ^a  

^a Federal University of Ceará   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auxemma oncocalyx; Oncocalyxone A; Quinones; Sea urchin eggs

Indexed keywords

ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AUXEMMA EXTRACT; DOXORUBICIN; MITOXANTRONE; ONCOCALYXONE A; PLANT EXTRACT; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BLASTULA; BORAGINACEAE; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN;

ANIMALIA; BORAGINACEAE; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 0036703465     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002000800010     Document Type: Review

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