The effects of onion (Allium cepa) extract on doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in aortic endothelial cells

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 364-369

  Alpsoy, Seref ^a   Uygur, Ramazan ^a   Aktas, Cevat ^a   Topcu, Birol ^a   Kanter, Mehmet ^b   Erboga, Mustafa ^b   Karakaya, Osman ^c   Gedikbasi, Asuman ^c  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Antioxidants; Aortic endothelial cells; Doxorubicin; Rat; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; ONION EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA; APOPTOSIS; DOXORUBICIN; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GLUTATHIONE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; ONIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ALLIUM CEPA; RATTUS;

EID: 84875589104     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1750     Document Type: Article

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