Sphingosine kinase: A key to solving the 'French Paradox'?

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1603-1604

  Hengst, Jeremy A ^a   Yun, Jong K ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; ceramide; resveratrol; sphingosine kinase; sphingosine 1 phosphate

Indexed keywords

EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; OLIGOMER; POLYPHENOL; RESVERATROL; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOSINE; SPHINGOSINE KINASE; SPHINGOSINE KINASE 1; SPHINGOSINE KINASE 2;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); STILBENES;

EID: 84862740375     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.01898.x     Document Type: Review

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