Effects of spermicidal extracts of Ananas comosus (pineapple) and Sapindus saponaria (jaboncillo) on cell viability, cytotoxicity and apoptosis

ABSTRACT: Introduction: there are natural products from different fruits and plants that are effective as spermicides, but it is important that they should have little or no cytotoxic effect on epithelial cells. Currently available spermicides with nonoxynol-9 cause vaginal irritation and damage to...

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Autores:

Ospina Medina, Luisa Fernanda
Álvarez Gómez, Ángela María
Cadavid Jaramillo, Ángela Patricia
Cortés Mancera, Fabian
Cardona Maya, Walter Darío

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2013

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/31761

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/31761
http://www.revplantasmedicinales.sld.cu/index.php/pla/article/view/101

Palabra clave:

Espermicidas
Spermatocidal Agents
Supervivencia Celular
Cell Survival
Apoptosis
Productos naturales
Natural products
Citotoxicidad
Cytotoxicity
Ananás comosus
Ananas comosus
Sapindus saponaria
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34251
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_386

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openAccess

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/co/