Apoptosis in human primary brain tumours: Actions of arachidonic acid

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-200

  Williams, J R ^a   Leaver, H A ^a   Ironside, J W ^a   Miller, E P ^a   Whittle, I R ^a   Gregor, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; ENDONUCLEASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0031900486     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(98)90113-2     Document Type: Article

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