The marine-derived, multi-mineral formula, aquamin, enhances mineralisation of osteoblast cells in vitro

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 375-380

  O'Gorman, Denise M ^a   Tierney, Claire M ^b   Brennan, Orlaith ^b,c   O'Brien, Fergal J ^b,c  

^a Marigot Ltd   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aquamin; Bone mineralisation; Osteoblasts

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AQUAMIN; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MINERALIZATION; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTHRAQUINONES; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CALCIUM; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENZYME ASSAYS; MAGNESIUM; MICE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MINERALS; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOGENESIS; RHODOPHYTA; STAINING AND LABELING;

LITHOTHAMNIUM CORALLIOIDES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84858007373     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3561     Document Type: Article

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