The potentized homeopathic drug, Lycopodium clavatum (5C and 15C) has anti-cancer effect on HeLa cells in vitro

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 180-187

  Samadder, Asmita ^a   Das, Sreemanti ^a   Das, Jayeeta ^a   Paul, Avijit ^a   Boujedaini, Naoual ^b   Khuda Bukhsh, Anisur Rahman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

^b Boiron Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer; HeLa; Homeopathy; Lycopodium (5C and 15C); Signal proteins

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM EXTRACT; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LYCOPODIUM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 84882896418     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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