The induction of apoptosis in human melanoma, breast and ovarian cancer cell lines using an essential oil extract from the conifer Tetraclinis articulata

Anticancer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6 B, 1999, Pages 5435-5443

  Buhagiar, Joseph A ^a   Podesta, Marie Therese Camilleri ^a   Wilson, Anne P ^b   Micallef, Mark J ^a   Ali, Sarfraz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b DERBY CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti neoplastic; Apoptosis; Essential oil; Monoterpenes; Tetraclinis articulata

Indexed keywords

DNA; ESSENTIAL OIL; TERPENE; TETRACLINIS ARTICULATA ESSENTIAL OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOMA; OVARY CANCER; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MELANOMA; OILS, VOLATILE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 17544378438     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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