Effect of ascorbic acid and hydrogen peroxide on mouse neuroblastoma cells

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1449-1452

  Hardaway, Christina M ^a   Badisa, Ramesh B ^b   Soliman, Karam F A ^b  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Glutathione; Hydrogen peroxide; Neuro blastoma cells

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL LEVEL; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICE; NEUROBLASTOMA;

MURINAE;

EID: 84860718858     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2012.857     Document Type: Article

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