Antitumor activity and apoptosis induction in human cancer cell lines by Dionysia termeana

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 550-554

  Amirghofran, Zahra ^a,b,c,d   Bahmani, Masoud ^a   Azadmehr, Abbas ^a   Ashouri, Elham ^a   Javidnia, Katayoun ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytoxic activity; Dionysia termeana

Indexed keywords

DIONYSIA TERMEANA EXTRACT; DNA FRAGMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIONYSIA TERMEANA; DRUG ISOLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CARCINOMA; PRIMULACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 36348974019     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: 15324192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07357900701518487     Document Type: Article

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