Effects of ginkgo biloba extract EGb761 on human colon adenocarcinoma cells

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 227-232

  Chen, Xue Hong ^a,b   Miao, Yuan Xin ^b   Wang, Xiao Ji ^c   Yu, Zhuang ^b   Geng, Mei Yu ^a   Han, Yan Tao ^b   Wang, Le Xin ^d  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIANGXI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Ginkgo biloba extract; Human colon cancer cell; P53

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 79953790704     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000327948     Document Type: Article

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