Morpho-functional features of in-vitro cell death induced by physical agents

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1376-1386

  Burattini, Sabrina ^a   Battistelli, Michela ^a,b   Falcieri, Elisabetta ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Hyperthermia; Hypothermia; Magnetic fields; UVB radiations

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOTHERMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROVILLUS; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TUMOR CELL; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 77950893500     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138161210791033941     Document Type: Article

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