A natural compound from Hydnophytum formicarium induces apoptosis of MCF-7 cells via up-regulation of Bax

Cancer Cell International

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Abdullah, Hasmah ^a   Pihie, Azimahtol H L ^b   Hohmann, Judit ^c   Molnár, Joseph ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7,3',5' TRIHYDROXYFLAVANONE; DNA; FLAVANOID; HYDNOPHYTUM FORMICARIUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDNOPHYTUM FORMICARIUM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NICK END LABELING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RUBIACEAE; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 77952842644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-10-14     Document Type: Article

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