Anti-proliferative effects of organic extracts from root bark of Juglans regia L. (RBJR) on MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells: Role of Bcl-2/Bax, Caspases and Tp53

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 525-530

  Hasan, Tarique N ^a,c   Grace, B Leena ^b   Shafi, Gowhar ^c   Al Hazzani, Amal A ^d   Alshatwi, Ali A ^c  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Vinayaka Missions University   (India)

^c Molecular Cancer Biology Lab   (India)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Breast cancer; Caspases; DNA fragmentation; Juglans regia L.; Organic extract; p53; Root bark

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958845448     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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