Far infrared ray irradiation induces intracellular generation of nitric oxide in breast cancer cells

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-18

  Leung, Ting Kai ^a,b   Lee, Chi Ming ^a   Lin, Ming Yu ^c   Ho, Yuan Soon ^b,d   Chen, Ching Shyang ^a,b   Wu, Chih Hsiung ^a,b   Lin, Yung Sheng ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer cells; Far infrared ray (FIR); Nitric oxide (NO)

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER CELLS; BREAST CANCERS; CELLULAR MECHANISMS; FAR INFRARED RAY (FIR); FAR-INFRARED RADIATIONS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MCF-7 BREAST CANCER CELLS; MEAN FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; NO CONCENTRATIONS; NON THERMALS;

AMINES; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRADIATION; NITRIC OXIDE;

CELLS;

DIACETATE (4 AMINO 5 METHYLAMINO 2,7' DIFLUOROFLUORESCENCE); INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFRARED RADIATION;

EID: 64949199639     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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