Morphological and biochemical changes of andrographolide-induced cell death in human prostatic adenocarcinoma PC-3 cells

In Vivo

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 551-558

  Kim, Tan Guak ^a   Hwi, Kim Kah ^a   Hung, Cheah Swee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata; Andrographolide; Apoptosis; Caspases; PC 3 cells

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHOLIDE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARCINOMA CELL; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROVILLUS; MORPHOLOGY; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; STAINING;

EID: 17644370288     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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