Changes in chromosome structure, mitotic activity and nuclear DNA content from cells of Allium Test induced by bark water extract of Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-221

  Kuraś, Mieczysław ^a   Nowakowska, Julita ^a   Śliwińska, Elwira ^b   Pilarski, Radosław ^d   Ilasz, Renata ^a   Tykarska, Teresa ^a   Zobel, Alicja ^c   Gulewicz, Krzysztof ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activity of mitosis; Allium Test; Blockade of G2 M cycle; Chromosome condensation and chromosome contraction; Nuclear DNA content; Uncaria tomentosa

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; ISOMITRAPHYLLINE; ISOPEROPODINE; MITRAPHYLLINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PTEROPODINE; SPECIOPHYLLINE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; UNCARINE F; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BARK; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CHRONOTHERAPY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMETRY; EXPERIMENTATION; INCUBATION TIME; INHIBITION KINETICS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT CELL; PLANT ROOT; PROPHASE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

ANTIMITOTIC AGENTS; CAT'S CLAW; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; DNA, PLANT; MERISTEM; METAPHASE; MITOTIC INDEX; ONIONS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 33747592581     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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