Modulation of signal transduction in cancer cells by phytosterols

BioFactors

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 241-247

  Bradford, Peter G ^a   Awad, Atif B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer chemoprevention; Ceramide; Liver X receptor; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAMPESTEROL; CASPASE; CERAMIDE; LIVER X RECEPTOR; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL; SPHINGOMYELIN; STIGMASTEROL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COLON CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; GRAIN; LEGUME; LIPID METABOLISM; MODULATION; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERAMIDES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTORS; PHYTOSTEROLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78149476478     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: 18728081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.97     Document Type: Article

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