Organic extracts of Larrea divaricata Cav. induced apoptosis on tumoral MCF7 cells with an higher cytotoxicity than nordihydroguaiaretic acid or Paclitaxel

Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Bongiovanni, Guillermina ^a,b,c   Cantero, Juan ^b,c   Eynard, Aldo ^a,d   Goleniowski, Marta ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Excelencia en Productos y Procesos de Cordoba   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo

Author keywords

Antitumoral; Apoptosis, breast cancer; Larrea divaricata; Nordihydroguaiaretic acid, paclitaxel

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; LARREA DIVARICATA EXTRACT; LIPOCORTIN 5; METHANOL; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; PACLITAXEL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LARREA; LARREA DIVARICATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LARREA; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; PACLITAXEL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 42049090453     PISSN: 13594117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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