Docosahexaenoic acid from a cultured microalga inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis by upregulating Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1030, Issue , 2004, Pages 361-368

  Chiu, Lawrence C M ^a   Wong, Elaine Y L ^a   Ooi, Vincent E C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Crypthecodinium cohnii; Docosahexaenoic acid; MCF 7 cells

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ALGA; APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTHECODINIUM COHNII; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOWN REGULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALGAE; CRYPTHECODINIUM COHNII; MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 15044357094     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1329.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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