Cytotoxic effects of Anagallis arvensis and Anagallis foemina in neuronal and colonic adenocarcinoma cell lines

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-5

  López, Víctor ^a   Cavero, Rita Yolanda ^b   Calvo, Maria Isabel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anagallis; Cytotoxicity; Medicinal plants; Primulaceae; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS EXTRACT; ANAGALLIS FOEMINA EXTRACT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAGALLIS; ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS; ANAGALLIS FOEMINA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ASSAY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84878047871     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phcgj.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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