Comparison of the irritation potentials of Boswellia serrata gum resin and of acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid by in vitro cytotoxicity tests on human skin-derived cell lines

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-149

  Burlando, Bruno ^a   Parodi, Alessandro ^b   Volante, Andrea ^a   Bassi, Anna Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boswellic acids; Human skin derived cells; In vitro cytotoxicity; Indian frankincense

Indexed keywords

3 O ACETYL 11 KETO BETA BOSWELLIC ACID; BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; BOSWELLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DNA DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; LYSOSOME; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CELL; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY;

BOSWELLIA SERRATA; BURSERACEAE;

EID: 39749102786     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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