Radiosensitization in human breast carcinoma cells by thymoquinone: Role of cell cycle and apoptosis

Cell Biology International

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1025-1029

  Velho Pereira, Reelma ^a   Kumar, Amit ^b   Pandey, Badri N ^b   Jagtap, Aarti G ^a   Mishra, Kaushala P ^b,c  

^a BOMBAY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c Nehru Gram Bharati University   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Carcinoma cells; Human breast tumour cells; Radiosensitization; Thymoquinone; Tumour

Indexed keywords

THYMOQUINONE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL STRAIN T47D; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIOSENSITIZATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BENZOQUINONES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGELLA SATIVA; RADIATION, IONIZING;

NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 80054968162     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: 10958355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CBI20100701     Document Type: Article

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