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Croton Oil

Known as: Croton Oil [Chemical/Ingredient], Oil, Croton, Oils, croton 
A yellow to brown colored, thick, foul smelling, very toxic oil obtained from the seeds of a tropical plant, Croton Tiglium. Croton oil was used as a… 
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CarcinogensDermatologic AgentsOilsPlant Oils
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Effect of Withania somnifera on DMBA induced carcinogenesis.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Cytotoxicity of trans-dehydrocrotonin from Croton cajucara on V79 cells and rat hepatocytes.
The cytotoxicity of trans-dehydrocrotonin (DHC), an antiulcerogenic diterpene from Croton cajucara (Euphorbiaceae), was assessed… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Anti-tumour activity of two 19-nor-clerodane diterpenes, trans-dehydrocrotonin and trans-crotonin, from Croton cajucara.
The effects of two nor-diterpenes, trans-dehydrocrotonin (DCTN) and trans-crotonin (CTN) from Croton cajucara (Euphorbiaceae), on… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Antiulcerogenic mechanisms of dehydrocrotonin, a diterpene lactone obtained from Croton cajucara.
The bark of Croton cajucara Benth, is used in Brazilian folk medicine as an infusion to treat gastrointestinal disorders. The aim… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Antiulcerogenic activity of trans-dehydrocrotonin from Croton cajucara.
trans-Dehydrocrotonin (DHC), the major diterpene isolated from Croton cajucara Benth, was assayed for antiulcerogenic activity in… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Isolation of a dihydrobenzofuran lignan from South American dragon's blood (Croton spp.) as an inhibitor of cell proliferation.
Dragon's blood is a red viscous latex extracted from the cortex of various Croton spp. (Euphorbiaceae), most commonly Croton… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
South American plants II: taspine isolation and anti-inflammatory activity.
Croton lechleri L. (Euphorbiaceae), a plant from the Upper Amazon Valley of Peru, yielded the alkaloid taspine. The anti… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The inhibition of croton oil-promoted mouse skin tumorigenesis by steroid hormones.
Tumors in female Swiss Millerton mouse skin were initiated with 25 µg 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene and, 2 weeks later, were… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Phorbol esters as a tool in cell research?
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The correlation of promotion of tumour growth and of induction of hyperplasia in epidermal two-stage carcinogenesis.
The correlation of promotion of tumour growth and of induction of hyperplasia in epidermal two-stage carcinogenesis 
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