Evaluation of the effect of Uncaria tomentosa extracts on the size and shape of human erythrocytes (in vitro)

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-134

  Bors, Milena ^a   Sicińska, Paulina ^a   Michałowicz, Jaromir ^a   Wieteska, Paulina ^a   Gulewicz, Krzysztof ^b   Bukowska, Bozena ^a  

^a Department of Environmental Pollution Biophysics ^*  (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cell membrane; Cell morphology; Human erythrocyte; Plant extracts; Uncaria tomentosa

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL SURFACE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

CAT'S CLAW; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHANOL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLYPHENOLS; SOLVENTS; WATER;

UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 84855164090     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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