Apoptosis of human malignant glioma-derived cell cultures treated with clomipramine hydrochloride, as detected by Annexin-V assay

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-93

  Parker, K ^a   Pilkington, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annexin V; Apoptosis; Brain neoplasms Drug therapy; Clomipramine; Glioma; Tumour cells, cultured

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LIPOCORTIN 5; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; STAUROSPORINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY;

EID: 33746586233     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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