The Effect of a Catechin-rich Extract of Cocos nucifera on Lymphocytes Proliferation

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1054-1058

  Kirszberg, Clarice ^b   Esquenazi, Daniele ^a   Alviano, Celuta Sales ^a   Rumjanek, Vivian M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b ICB CCS UFRJ ^*

Author keywords

Catechins; Cocos nucifera; Lymphocytes and leukaemia cells

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CATECHIN; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; PHORBOL ESTER; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PLANT EXTRACT; RESIN; THYMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XAD 2 RESIN;

ADSORPTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; COCONUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CATECHIN; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; COCOS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; K562 CELLS; LYMPHOCYTES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ARECACEAE; COCOS NUCIFERA;

EID: 0242331641     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1297     Document Type: Article

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