Induction of premature mitosis in cells blocked in S-phase: Possibilities of its use in cancer therapy

Anticancer Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4 A, 1997, Pages 2357-2361

  Ghosh, Sibdas ^a,b   Paweletz, Neidhard ^b   Schroeter, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Cell cycle; Checkpoint; Okadaic acid; Premature mitosis

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; CYCLIN B; OKADAIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION;

CELL ADHESION; CYCLINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MITOSIS; OKADAIC ACID; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; S PHASE; THYMIDINE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030857219     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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