In vitro and in vivo induction of human LoVo cells into apoptotic process by non-invasive microwave treatment: A potentially novel approach for physical therapy of human colorectal cancer

Oncology Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 771-775

  Maeda, Karo ^a   Maeda, Tomohiro ^a   Qi, Yunlong ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Colorectal cancer; Microwave

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MICE; MICROWAVES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 16544381163     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.11.4.771     Document Type: Article

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