dl-α-Tocopherol induces apoptosis in erythroleukemia, prostate, and breast cancer cells

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-35

  Sigounas, George ^a,b   Anagnostou, Athanasius ^a   Steiner, Manfred ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; DNA; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROSTATE CANCER;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0030855540     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589709514549     Document Type: Article

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