Ceramide and the induction of apoptosis

Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Jarvis, W David ^a   Grant, Steven ^a   Kolesnick, Richard N ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CERAMIDE; CYTOKINE; DAUNORUBICIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CERAMIDES; CYTOKINES; DAUNORUBICIN; HUMANS;

EID: 0030051724     PISSN: 10780432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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