Arsenic trioxide induces apoptosis of oesophageal carcinoma in vitro

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-37

  Shen, Z Y ^a   Tan, L J ^a   Cai, W J ^a   Shen, J ^a   Chen, C ^a   Tang, X M ^a   Zheng, M H ^b  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Arsenic trioxide; Flow cytometry; Oesophageal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; OXIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ARSENICALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OXIDES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033159017     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.4.1.33     Document Type: Article

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