Induction of apoptotic cell death by direct-current treatment in human leukemic cell lines

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 370-376

  Kurokawa, Masatsugu ^a   Sakagami, Hiroshi ^a   Kokubu, Fumio ^a   Noda, Hiromichi ^a   Takeda, Minoru ^a   Adachi, Mitsuru ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; Apoptosis; Ca2+; Direct current

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CATALASE; DNA FRAGMENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DEATH; DIRECT CURRENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR REGRESSION;

EID: 0030765440     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01240119     Document Type: Article

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