MCF-7 cell cycle arrested at G1 through ursolic acid, and increased reduction of tetrazolium salts

Anticancer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 481-486

  Es Saady, D ^a   Simon, A ^a   Jayat Vignoles, C ^a   Chulia, A J ^a   Delage, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Cell cycle analysis; Flow cytometry; MCF 7 human breast cancer; MTT assay; Proliferation; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

FORMAZAN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; TETRAZOLIUM; TRITERPENE; URSOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSTASIS; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORIMETRY; DNA, NEOPLASM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; G1 PHASE; HUMANS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TRITERPENES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0029960889     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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