Induction of cell-specific apoptosis and protection from Dalton's lymphoma challenge in mice by an active fraction from Emilia sonchifolia

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 232-237

  Shylesh, B S ^a,b   Ajikumaran Nair, S ^a   Subramoniam, A ^a  

^a Research Institute (JNTBGRI)   (India)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticancer herbal extract; Apoptosis; Macrophages; Terpene; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DNA; EMILIA SONCHIFOLIA EXTRACT; HEXANE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CELL DEATH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; EMILIA SONCHIFOLIA; LYMPHOMA CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 23844499345     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.16569     Document Type: Article

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