Contrasting effects of vitamins as modulators of apoptosis in cancer cells and normal cells: A review

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-103

  Cole, William C ^a   Prasad, Kedar N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BUTYRIC ACID; CAROTENOID; CYCLIC AMP; INTERFERON; MULTIVITAMIN; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN K GROUP;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; X IRRADIATION;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0031459937     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589709514609     Document Type: Review

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