Thymoquinone: A promising anti-cancer drug from natural sources

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1249-1253

  Gali Muhtasib, Hala ^a   Roessner, Albert ^b   Schneider Stock, Regine ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti cancer; Apoptosis; Cell cycle; Inflammation; Thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PROTEIN P53; THYMOQUINONE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; DRUG MECHANISM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HERB; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BENZOQUINONES; CELL CYCLE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEOPLASMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646202807     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2005.10.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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