Gold nanoparticles induce apoptosis in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1617-1620

  Selim, Manar E ^a   Hendi, Awatif A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer; Gold nanoparticles; MCF 7

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN;

APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CELL SURVIVAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GOLD; HUMANS; MCF-7 CELLS; NANOPARTICLES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 84873053136     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.4.1617     Document Type: Article

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