Inhibition of human ovarian cancer cell lines by Devil's club Oplopanax horridus

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 478-485

  Tai, Joseph ^a   Cheung, Susan ^a   Chan, Edwin ^b   Hasman, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti proliferation; Apoptosis; Human ovarian cancer cell lines; North American herbal medicine; Oplopanax horridus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; NEROLIDOL; OPLOPANAX HORRIDUS EXTRACT; PACLITAXEL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BARK; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; NORTH AMERICA; OPLOPANAX; OPLOPANAX HORRIDUS; OVARY CANCER; PLANT ROOT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; OPLOPANAX; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS;

OPLOPANAX HORRIDUS;

EID: 73749084773     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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