Effect of β-carotene on cell cycle progression of human fibroblasts

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2395-2401

  Stivala, Lucia Anna ^a   Savio, Monica ^a   Cazzalini, Ornella ^a   Pizzala, Roberto ^a   Rehak, Laura ^a   Bianchi, Livia ^a   Vannini, Vanio ^a   Prosperi, Ennio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CYCLINE; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPOSOME; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG UPTAKE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0029803973     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/17.11.2395     Document Type: Article

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