Taxol-Induced Apoptosis and Nuclear Translocation of Mitogen-Activated Protein (MAP) Kinase in HeLa Cells

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 379-384

  Kim, Sung Su ^a   Kim, Yoon Suk ^a   Jung, Yon Woo ^a   Choi, Hyun Il ^a   Shim, Moon Jeong ^a   Kim, Tae Ue ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti tumor activity; c jun; DNA fragmentation; MAP kinase; Taxol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347573314     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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