Ascorbic acid enhances radiation-induced apoptosis in an HL60 human leukemia cell line

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-237

  Shinozaki, Koji ^a   Hosokawa, Yoichiro ^b   Hazawa, Masakatsu ^b   Kashiwakura, Ikuo ^b   Okumura, Kazuhiko ^a   Kaku, Tohru ^a   Nakayama, Eiji ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; DISEASES; IRRADIATION; MITOCHONDRIA; RADIATION;

CASPASE 8; CASPASE ACTIVATION; CELL LINES; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL APPLICATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HL-60 CELLS; HUMAN LEUKEMIA CELLS; RADIATION-INDUCED APOPTOSIS; X RAY IRRADIATION;

CELL DEATH;

EID: 79953131059     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10089     Document Type: Article

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