Apoptosis in human hepatoma cell line SMMC-7721 induced by water-soluble macromolecular components of Artemisia capillaris Thunberg

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-117

  Hu, Yi Qiao ^a   Tan, Ren Xiang ^a   Chu, Ming Yian ^b   Zhou, Jing ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Artemisia capillaris Thunberg; Human hepatoma cell line SMMC 7721

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA CAPILLARIS EXTRACT; DNA FRAGMENT; TETRAZOLIUM; WATER;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROMOLECULE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0034009634     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2000.tb00867.x     Document Type: Article

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