Effects of N-acylethanolamines and various antimitotic agents on apoptotic DNA fragmentation in conventionally normal and tumor tissue of human adrenals

Experimental Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 215-219

  Kostyuchenko, N ^a   Pushkarev, V ^a   Kashevarov, G ^a   Tronko, M ^a   Komisarenko, I ^a   Mikosha, O ^a  

^a V P Komisarenko Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism of the Ukraine Academy of Medical Sciences   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Cytochalasin B; DNA fragmentation; Human adrenal tumors; N acylethanolamines; Taxol

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; COLCHICINE; CYTOCHALASIN B; DNA FRAGMENT; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; PACLITAXEL DERIVATIVE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL TUMOR; ANALYTIC METHOD; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELECTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; METASTASIS INHIBITION; TISSUE SLICE;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ANTIMITOTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; DNA DAMAGE; ETHANOLAMINES; HUMANS; PACLITAXEL; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 27744446560     PISSN: 18129269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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