Inhibition of DNA synthesis by carvacrol in mouse myoblast cells bearing a human N-ras oncogene

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 292-299

  Zeytinoglu, H ^a   Incesu, Z ^a   Baser, K H C ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carvacrol; Human N RAS oncogene; Inhibition of DNA synthesis; Mouse myoblast cells

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; TERPENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE ACTIVATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; ISOPRENYLATION; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE N RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE;

ANIMALIA; ORIGANUM ONITES;

EID: 0037573517     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471103322004785     Document Type: Article

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