Inhibition of cell proliferation: A mechanism likely to mediate the prevention of neuronal cell death by melatonin

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-18

  Mayo, Juan Carlos ^a   Sainz, Rosa Maria ^a   Uría, Higinio ^a   Antolín, Isaac ^a   Estéban, Manuel M ^b   Rodríguez, Carmen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

^c Faculty de Medicina   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell proliferation; Histone H4; Melatonin; PC12

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H4; MELATONIN; OXIDOPAMINE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 0031827090     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00380.x     Document Type: Article

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