Vitamin K2 and its derivatives induce apoptosis in leukemia cells and enhance the effect of all-trans retinoic acid

Leukemia

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 779-787

  Yaguchi, M ^a,c   Miyazawa, K ^a,c   Katagiri, T ^a   Nishimaki, J ^a   Kizaki, M ^a   Tohyama, K ^b   Toyama, K ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute promeylocytic leukemia; All trans retinoic acid; Apoptosis; Leukemia; Vitamin K

Indexed keywords

FARNESOL; FARNOQUINONE; MENAQUINONE; PHYTOMENADIONE; RETINOIC ACID;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030994450     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2400667     Document Type: Article

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