In vitro cytotoxic activity of nine plants used in Mayan traditional medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 462-465

  Mena Rejon, G ^b   Caamal Fuentes, E ^a   Cantillo Ciau, Z ^b   Cedillo Rivera, R ^a   Flores Guido, J ^b   Moo Puc, R ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Dioon spinulosum; Gossypium schottii; Hamelia patens; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA EXTRACT; ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA EXTRACT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DIOON SPINULOSUM EXTRACT; DOCETAXEL; GOSSYPIUM SCHOTTII EXTRACT; HAMELIA PATENS EXTRACT; HAVARDIA ALBICANS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE EXTRACT; RHOEO DISCOLOR EXTRACT; SENNA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA; ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA; BARK; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL ASSAY; CELL STRAIN KB; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DIOON SPINULOSUM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; GOSSYPIUM SCHOTTII; HAMELIA PATENS; HAVARDIA ALBICANS; HELA CELL; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; KIDNEY CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHOEO DISCOLOR; SENNA RACEMOSA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYTOTOXINS; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICO; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

DIOON SPINULOSUM; GOSSYPIUM; HAMELIA PATENS;

EID: 58149218027     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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