Effects of Urginea sanguinea, a traditional asthma remedy, on embryo neuronal development

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 315-321

  Marx, J ^a   Pretorius, E ^a,b   Bester, M J ^a  

^a University of Pretoria   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cardiac glycosides; Cytotoxicity; Electron microscopy; Necrosis; Urginea sanguinea

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); CALCIUM; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SQUILL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URGINEA SANGUINEA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DAMAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYACINTHUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; FIBROBLASTS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEURONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; URGINEA;

ANIMALIA; HYACINTHACEAE; HYACINTHUS; URGINEA SANGUINEA;

EID: 33644822884     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.09.022     Document Type: Article

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