Anti-tumor effect and its mechanisms of ursolic acid on human esophageal carcinoma cell Eca-109 in vivo

Chinese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-210

  Chen, Guo Qing ^a   Shen, Yi ^a   Duan, Hong ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; COX 2; Esophageal carcinoma; PGE2; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 52949130181     PISSN: 10009604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11670-008-0205-y     Document Type: Article

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