Cytotoxicity of the β-carboline alkaloids harmine and harmaline in human cell assays in vitro

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 381-389

  Jiménez, Judith ^a   Riverón Negrete, Leticia ^b   Abdullaev, Fikrat ^b   Espinosa Aguirre, Javier ^a   Rodríguez Arnaiz, Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carboline alkaloids; Cytochalasin B blocked micronucleus (CBMN) assay; Harmaline; Harmine; Viability and cell colony formation assay

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN B; HARMALINE; HARMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST;

ADULT; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; HARMALINE; HARMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS;

EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 46649083985     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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