Tea-induced apoptosis in human leukemia K562 cells as assessed by comet formation

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-207

  Chakraborty, Sutapa ^a   Kundu, Trina ^a   Dey, Subhabrata ^b   Bhattacharya, Rathin K ^a   Siddiqi, Maqsood ^c   Roy, Madhumita ^a  

^a Environmental Carcinogenesis and Toxicology Department   (India)

^b CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (India)

^c BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bax bcl 2 ratio; Caspase; Comet formation; Human leukemia cell K 562; Tea extracts

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN K 562; COMET ASSAY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEA;

APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COMET ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; K562 CELLS; LEUKEMIA, ERYTHROBLASTIC, ACUTE; PLANT EXTRACTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33748462157     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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