Effects of N-acetylcystein on bleomycin-induced apoptosis in malignant testicular germ cell tumors

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 555-562

  Cort, Aysegul ^a   Timur, Mujgan ^a   Dursun, Evrim ^a   Kucuksayan, Ertan ^a   Aslan, Mutay ^a   Ozben, Tomris ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bleomycin; N acetylcysteine; Oxidative stress; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BLEOMYCIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; MOLECULAR MECHANICS;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CASPASES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOCHROMES C; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84871321677     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: 18778755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13105-012-0173-z     Document Type: Article

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