Cell cycle perturbations and apoptosis induced by isohomohalichondrin B (IHB), a natural marine compound

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-277

  Bergamaschi, D ^a   Ronzoni, S ^a   Taverna, S ^a   Faretta, M ^a   De Feudis, P ^a   Faircloth, G ^b   Jimeno, J ^c   Erba, E ^a   D'Incalci, M ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b PharmaMar USA Inc   (United States)

^c PHARMAMAR S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Isohomohalichondrin B; Mitotic block; Natural compound

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLIN B1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; HALICHONDRIN B; ISOHOMOHALICHONDRIN B; PROTEIN P53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL STRAIN K 562; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONGE; TETRAPLOIDY;

EID: 0032894275     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690044     Document Type: Article

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