Evaluation of the toxicity of Uncaria tomentosa by bioassays in vitro

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-187

  Santa Maria, A ^a   Lopez, A ^a   Diaz, M M ^a   Alban J ^b   Galan De Mera A ^c   Vicente Orellana, J A ^c   Pozuelo, J M ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Luminescence; Toxicity; Uncaria tomentosa

Indexed keywords

NEUTRAL RED; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SULFANILAMIDE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERU; PROTEIN CONTENT; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIONACEAE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; NEUTRAL RED; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTEINS; SPAIN; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 0342617510     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00067-6     Document Type: Article

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