Induction of apoptosis in human leukemic U937 cells by tetrandrine

Anti-Cancer Drugs

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-81

  Lai, Yuen Liang ^a,b,c   Chen, Yu Jen ^a,e   Wu, Tsu Yen ^a   Wang, Sheng Yuan ^d   Chang, Kuo Hua ^a   Chung, Chong Hung ^a   Chen, Mong Liang ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Leukemic cells; Tetrandrine

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; TETRANDRINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CLONOGENESIS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031886289     PISSN: 09594973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001813-199801000-00009     Document Type: Article

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