In vitro toxicity of kava alkaloid, pipermethystine, in HepG2 cells compared to kavalactones.

Nerurkar PV, Dragull K, Tang CS. In vitro toxicity of kava alkaloid, pipermethystine, in HepG2 cells compared to kavalactones. Toxicol Sci. 2004 May; 79(1):106-11.

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subject areas

Alkaloids
Animals
Apoptosis
Caspases
Cell Line, Tumor
Dietary Supplements
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
Humans
Kava
Lactones
Plant Extracts
Plant Leaves
Plant Stems
Pyridones
Pyrones
Time Factors

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Pratibha V. Nerurkar, PhD

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