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Phorbols

Known as: Phorbols [Chemical/Ingredient], phorbol 
The parent alcohol of the tumor promoting compounds from CROTON OIL (Croton tiglium).
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Diacylglycerol (DG) plays a central role in phospholipid metabolism and is an endogenous activator of protein kinase C (refs 1–3… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The activation of protein kinase C by diacylglycerol and by tumour promoters has implicated this enzyme in transmembrane… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
A variety of normal and transformed avian and mammalian cells and tissues contain high affinity specific receptors on their… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Summary Topical application of retinoic acid to mouse skin led to a dramatic inhibition of phorbol ester (12- O -tetradecanoyl… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Summary The tumor promoter phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) at concentrations of 1 to 30 ng/ml (1.5 to 45 × 10 −9 m) had dramatic…