In vitro influence of Phaseolus vulgaris, Griffonia simplicifolia, concanavalin A, wheat germ, and peanut agglutinins on HCT-15, LoVo, and SW837 human colorectal cancer cell growth

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-261

  Kiss, R ^a,d   Camby, I ^a   Duckworth, C ^b   De Decker, R ^a   Salmon, I ^c   Pasteels, J L ^a   Danguy, A ^a   Yeaton, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Lectin image cytometry; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; CONCANAVALIN A; LECTIN; PEANUT AGGLUTININ; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031043692     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.2.253     Document Type: Article

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