Induction of apoptosis in human breast cancer cells by tocopherols and tocotrienols

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-32

  Yu, Weiping ^a   Simmons Menchaca, Marla ^a   Gapor, Abdul ^b   Sanders, Bob G ^c   Kline, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE; ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; BETA TOCOPHEROL; DELTA TOCOPHEROL; DNA FRAGMENT; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; TOCOPHEROL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL COUNT; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOSOME;

EID: 0033043778     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589909514744     Document Type: Article

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