In vitro anti-proliferation/cytotoxic activity of cantharidin (Spanish fly) and related derivatives

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-13

  Williams, L A D ^a   Moller W ^a   Merisor, E ^a   Kraus, W ^a   Rosner H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID ANHYDRIDE; CANTHARIDIN; GROWTH FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; NORCANTHARIDIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MAMMAL; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL;

ANHYDRIDES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANTHARIDIN; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HUMANS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NEUROBLASTOMA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0038745634     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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