Inhibitory effects of melatonin on the growth of pituitary prolactin-secreting tumor in rats

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 230-235

  Yang, Quan Hui ^a   Xu, Jian Ning ^b   Xu, Rong Kun ^a   Pang, Shiu Fun ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c CK Life Sciences Int'l Holdings Inc   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Cytochrome c; Prolactinoma; Proliferation; TdT mediated dUTP nick end labeling

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; ESTRADIOL; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PROLACTINOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TIME; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTRADIOL; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MELATONIN; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTIN; PROLACTINOMA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33644746132     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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