Apoptosis and cell cycle effects induced by extracts of the Chinese herbal preparation PC SPES

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 437-448

  Dorota Halicka, H ^a   Ardelt, Barbara ^a   Juan, Gloria ^a   Mittelman, Abraham ^b   Chen, Sophie ^c   Traganos, Frank ^a   Darzynkiewicz, Zbigniew ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Zalmen A Arlin Cancer Institute   (United States)

^c International Medical Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrantherma morifolium; Fort; Ganoderma lucidium; Georgi; Glycyrrhiza glabra L; Isatis indigotica; Karst; Panax pseudo ginseng; Prostate cancer; Robdosia rubescens; Scutellaria baicalensis; Serenoa repens; Tzvel

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; DNA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PC SPES; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSTASIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DEGRADATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 12644259507     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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