N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide: A potent inducer of apoptosis in human neuroblastoma cells

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 86, Issue 16, 1994, Pages 1245-1247

  Mariotti, Agnese ^a   Marcora, Edoardo ^a   Bunone, Giuseppe ^a   Costa, Alberto ^b   Veronesi, Umberto ^c   Pierotti, Marco A ^c   Valle, Giuliano Della ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FENRETINIDE; RETINOIC ACID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA;

APOPTOSIS; DNA, NEOPLASM; FENRETINIDE; HUMAN; NEUROBLASTOMA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0028122379     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/86.16.1245     Document Type: Article

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