Rapid induction of apoptosis in human gastric cancer cell lines by sorbitol

Apoptosis

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-187

  Teramachi, Kazuki ^a   Izawa, Masao ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis resistance; Caspase; Human gastric cancer; Sorbitol; TPA; Tumor involution

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; PROTEIN KINASE C; SORBITOL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR GROWTH;

AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; APOPTOSIS; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; SORBITOL; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034130813     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009697016510     Document Type: Article

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