Lycopene Inhibits the Growth of Normal Human Prostate Epithelial Cells in Vitro

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3356-3360

  Obermüller Jevic, Ute C ^a   Olano Martin, Estibaliz ^a   Corbacho, Ana M ^a   Eiserich, Jason P ^b   Van der Vliet, Albert ^a   Valacchi, Giuseppe ^a   Cross, Carroll E ^a   Packer, Lester ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Cell proliferation; Lycopene; Prostate; Prostate hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN E; CYCLINE; LYCOPENE;

CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0242410142     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.11.3356     Document Type: Conference Paper

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