Regulation of caspase-3 and Bcl-2 expression in daltons lymphoma ascites cells by Abrin

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-238

  Ramnath, V ^a   Rekha, P S ^a   Kuttan, G ^b   Kuttan, R ^c  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Department of Immunology ^*  (India)

^c AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Abrin; Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Caspase 3; P53

Indexed keywords

ABRIN; CASPASE 3; CELL DNA; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

ABRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; LYMPHOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 70349515561     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem099     Document Type: Article

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