The nature of apoptosis of human breast cancer cells induced by three species of genus Ganoderma P. Karst. (Aphyllophoromycetideae) crude extracts

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-125

  Choong, Yew Keong ^a   Noordin, Mohamed Mustapha ^a   Mohamed, Suhaila ^a   Ali, Abdul Manaf ^a   Umar, Nor Aini B ^b   Tong, Chow Chin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ganoderma; IC50; Ling Zhi mushrooms; MDA MB 435; Medicinal mushrooms; Mycelium; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ACRIDINE ORANGE; ESTROGEN; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GANODERMA TROPICUM EXTRACT; GANODERMA TSUGAE EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APHYLLOPHOROMYCETIDEAE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FRUITING BODY; GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GANODERMA TROPICUM; GANODERMA TSUGAE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GANODERMA TROPICUM; GANODERMA TSUGAE; MYCELIUM (GENUS);

EID: 42249109017     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v10.i2.20     Document Type: Article

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