Lycopene inhibits the growth of human androgen-independent prostate cancer cells in vitro and in BALB/c nude mice

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 287-290

  Tang, Lili ^a   Jin, Taiyi ^b   Zeng, Xiangbin ^c   Wang, Jia Sheng ^a  

^a Texas Tech University System   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; Lycopene; Prostate cancer cells

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ANDROGEN; LYCOPENE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOMA CELL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NUDE MOUSE; PROSTATE CANCER; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 13244277911     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.2.287     Document Type: Article

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