Dimethyl sulfoxide-induced apoptosis in human leukemic U937 cells

Analytical Cellular Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 75-84

  Château, Marie Thérèse ^a   Ginestier Verne, Céline ^a   Chiesa, Jean ^a   Caravano, René ^a,b   Bureau, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; DMSO; U937 cell line

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN KINASE C ACTIVATOR; ZINC;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA, NEOPLASM; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; KINETICS; LEUKEMIA; PROTEIN KINASE C; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; ZINC;

EID: 0029964534     PISSN: 09218912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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