Senecio latifolius induces in vitro hepatocytotoxicity in a human cell line 1

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1063-1075

  Neuman, Manuela G ^a   Jia, Angela Y ^a   Steenkamp, Vanessa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Glutathione; HepG2; Liver damage; Mitochondria; Natural substances; Senecio

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CASPASE 3 INHIBITOR; GLUTATHIONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SENECIO LATIFOLIUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SENECIO LATIFOLIUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LIVER; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; SENECIO;

EID: 38849094443     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y07-107     Document Type: Article

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