Radiation induced G2/M block and apoptosis in two human sarcoma cell lines with different p53 gene status

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 993-997

  Bache, Matthias ^a   Dunst, Jürgen ^a   Würl, Peter ^a   Fröde, Dirk ^a   Dietzel, Marion ^a   Meye, Axel ^a   Schmidt, Hannelore ^a   Rath, Friedrich Wilhelm ^a   Wohlrab, Wolfgang ^a   Dralle, Henning ^a   Taubert, Helge ^a,b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; G2 M arrest; p53; Radiation response; Sarcoma cell lines

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GENETICS; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SARCOMA;

EID: 12644315018     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.11.5.993     Document Type: Article

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