DNA damage as a result of psychological stress: implications for breast cancer

Breast Cancer Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Flint, Melanie S ^a   Bovbjerg, Dana H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ARRESTIN; BETA ARRESTIN 1; BETA ARRESTIN 2; CATECHOLAMINE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; HISTONE H2AX; ISOPRENALINE; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN KINASE B INHIBITOR; PROTEIN MDM2; PROTEIN P53;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER GROWTH; CHRONIC STRESS; DNA DAMAGE; FIBROBLAST; HISTONE PHOSPHORYLATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84866865601     PISSN: 14655411     EISSN: 1465542X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/bcr3189     Document Type: Article

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