Apoptosis induced by selenium in human glioma cell lines

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-134

  Zhu, Zongjian ^a   Kimura, Mieko ^a   Itokawa, Yoshinori ^a   Aoki, Tomokazu ^a   Takahashi, Jun A ^a   Nakatsu, Shouji ^a   Oda, Yoshifumi ^a   Kikuchi, Haruhiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; brain; humans; selenium; tumor cells

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; OXYGEN RADICAL; SELENIUM;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; ETIOLOGY; GLIOMA CELL; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 0029785810     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02786259     Document Type: Article

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