A polyphenol complex from Thymus vulgaris L. plants cultivated in the Campania Region (Italy): New perspectives against neuroblastoma

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages 253-266

  Pacifico, Severina ^a   Piccolella, Simona ^a   Papale, Ferdinando ^a   Nocera, Paola ^a   Lettieri, Annamaria ^a   Catauro, Michelina ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; ATR FTIR analysis; Cytotoxicity; LC MS metabolic profiling; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953395437     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.11.008     Document Type: Article

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