"Centaurea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain 5-methyl-8-hydroxycoumarin. The common name of centaury is more often used for CENTAURIUM
| Descriptor ID |
D031179
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.100.188
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| Concept/Terms |
Centaurea- Centaurea
- Centaureas
- Thistle, Yellow Star
- Star Thistle, Yellow
- Star Thistles, Yellow
- Thistles, Yellow Star
- Yellow Star Thistle
- Yellow Star Thistles
- Thistle, Red Star
- Red Star Thistle
- Red Star Thistles
- Star Thistle, Red
- Star Thistles, Red
- Thistles, Red Star
- Cornflower
- Cornflowers
- Knapweed
- Knapweeds
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Centaurea" by people in Profiles.
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Cytotoxicity of 40 Egyptian plant extracts targeting mechanisms of drug-resistant cancer cells. Phytomedicine. 2019 Jun; 59:152771.
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Centaurea albonitens extract enhances the therapeutic effects of Vincristine in leukemic cells by inducing apoptosis. Biomed Pharmacother. 2018 Mar; 99:598-607.
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Antiproliferative activity against leukemia cells of sesquiterpene lactones from the Turkish endemic plant Centaurea drabifolia subsp. detonsa. Fitoterapia. 2017 Jul; 120:98-102.