2-Methoxyestradiol induces morpho-functional changes and impairs the microtubular system in mouse neuroblastoma and rat glioma cells

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-21

  Manca, P ^b   Chisu, V ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

2 Methoxyestradiol; C1300 Neuroblastoma cells; C6 Glioma cells; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; 2-METHOXYESTRADIOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; TUBULIN; TUBULIN MODULATOR;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIOMA; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PATHOLOGY; RAT; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GLIOMA; MICE; MICROTUBULES; NEUROBLASTOMA; RATS; TUBULIN; TUBULIN MODULATORS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77950844371     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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