Dietary isothiocyanates inhibit the growth of human bladder carcinoma cells

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2004-2010

  Tang, Li ^a   Zhang, Yuesheng ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Chemoprevention; Chemopreventive mechanisms of isothiocyanates; Isothiocyanate

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL STRAIN; CELL STRAIN T 24; CELL STRAIN UM UC 3; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONJUGATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUCIFERA; DIET; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; URINE LEVEL; VEGETABLE;

BRASSICACEAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 3543117254     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.8.2004     Document Type: Article

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