Rapamycin induces autophagy in the melanoma cell line M14 via regulation of the expression levels of Bcl-2 and Bax

Oncology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 167-172

  Li, Xue ^a   Wu, Di ^a   Shen, Jinggang ^a   Zhou, Meihua ^a   Lu, Yan ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autophagy; Bax; Bcl 2; Melanoma; Rapamycin

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; RAPAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOWN REGULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84869040967     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2012.986     Document Type: Article

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