Effect of amentoflavone, a phenolic component from Biophytum sensitivum, on cell cycling and apoptosis of B16F-10 melanoma cells

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 301-309

  Siveen, K S ^a   Kuttan, Girija ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Amentoflavone; Apoptosis; B16F 10 melanoma cells; Cell cycle; G0 G1 delay; TUNEL assay

Indexed keywords

AMENTOFLAVONE; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYCLIN D1; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BID; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P27;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE CONTROL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELANOMA B16; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME; UPREGULATION;

EID: 83455259669     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v30.i4.30     Document Type: Article

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