Ceramide triggers p53-dependent apoptosis in genetically defined fibrosarcoma tumour cells

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 80, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 693-698

  Pruschy, M ^a   Resch, H ^a   Shi, Y Q ^a   Aalame, N ^a   Glanzmann, C ^a   Bodis, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ceramide; p53; Radiation therapy; Sphingomyelin pathway

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; PROTEIN P53; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FIBROSARCOMA; GROWTH INHIBITORS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPHINGOMYELINS; SPHINGOSINE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 0032920732     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690411     Document Type: Article

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