The anti-cancer effects of poi (Colocasia esculenta) on colonic adenocarcinoma cells in vitro

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 767-771

  Brown, Amy C ^a   Reitzenstein, Jonathan E ^b   Liu, Jessie ^c   Jadus, Martin R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiproliferation; Colorectal cancer; Poi; Probiotics; Taro

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLOCASIA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPLEEN CELL; UNITED STATES;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLOCASIA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HAWAII; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

ANIMALIA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 27644516258     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1712     Document Type: Article

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