Effect of Alkaloid-Free and Alkaloid-Rich preparations from Uncaria tomentosa bark on mitotic activity and chromosome morphology evaluated by Allium Test

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 140-147

  Kuraś, Mieczysław ^a   Pilarski, Radosław ^b   Nowakowska, Julita ^a   Zobel, Alicja ^c   Brzost, Krzysztof ^a   Antosiewicz, Justyna ^d   Gulewicz, Krzysztof ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alkaloid Free preparation; Alkaloid Rich preparation; Allium Test; Chromosome structure changes; Mitotic index; Phase index; Uncaria tomentosa bark

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; OXINDOLE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BARK; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; ONION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

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

ALLIUM; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 58049099419     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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