Melatonin-induced inhibition of proliferation and G1/S cell cycle transition delay of human choriocarcinoma JAr cells: Possible involvement of MT2 (MEL(1B)) receptor

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-192

  Shiu, Stephen Y W ^a   Li, Li ^a   Xu, Jian N ^a   Pang, Celia S ^a   Wong, Joseph T Y ^b   Pang, Shiu F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cell cycle distribution; Cell proliferation; Choriocarcinoma; Melatonin receptor

Indexed keywords

2 IODOMELATONIN; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; PROPIONAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CELL DIVISION; CHORIOCARCINOMA; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; G1 PHASE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MELATONIN; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; S PHASE; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032848858     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00614.x     Document Type: Article

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