Bax/Bcl-2 expression levels of 2-methoxyestradiol-exposed esophageal cancer cells

Biomedical Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 131-134

  Joubert, Annie ^a   Maritz, Christine ^a   Joubert, Fourie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DRUG VEHICLE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOSIS SPINDLE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 27244454117     PISSN: 03886107     EISSN: 1880313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.26.131     Document Type: Article

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