Gefitinib induces mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 357-362

  Wu, Jing ^a   Min, Rou ^a   Wu, Minchen ^a   Chen, Wei ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Gefitinib; Mitochondria; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

GEFITINIB; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL STRAIN; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MITOCHONDRIA; QUINAZOLINES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79551716681     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2011.427     Document Type: Article

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