Sulforaphane induces growth arrest and apoptosis in human ovarian cancer cells

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1263-1268

  Chuang, Linus T ^a   Moqattash, Satei T ^a,b   Gretz, Herbert F ^a   Nezhat, Farr ^a   Rahaman, Jamal ^a   Chiao, Jen Wei ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ovarian cancer; Sulforaphane

Indexed keywords

DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; SULFORAPHANE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL DENSITY; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COULTER COUNTER; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; NICK END LABELING; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; THIOCYANATES;

EID: 34648818923     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701552459     Document Type: Article

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