In vitro anticancer activities of Leonurus heterophyllus sweet (Chinese Motherwort herb)

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 511-518

  Chinwala, Maimoona G ^a   Gao, Min ^b   Dai, Jie ^c   Shao, Jun ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; DNA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEONURUS HETEROPHYLLUS EXTRACT; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL LYSATE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0042862845     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555303322284802     Document Type: Article

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