Apoptosis in cancer and atherosclerosis: Polyphenol activities

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-416

  Giovannini, Claudio ^a   Scazzocchio, Beatrice ^a   Varì, Rosaria ^a   Santangelo, Carmela ^a   D'Archivio, Massimo ^a   Masella, Roberta ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Atherosclerosis; Carcinogenesis; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 38949183939     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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