Induction of apoptosis in human myeloid leukemia cells by remote exposure of resistive barrier cold plasma

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 565-574

  Thiyagarajan, Magesh ^a   Anderson, Heather ^a   Gonzales, Xavier F ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticancer therapy; Apoptosis; Cold plasma; Leukemia; Necrosis; Reactive nitrogen species; Resistive barrier

Indexed keywords

ANTI-CANCER THERAPIES; COLD PLASMAS; LEUKEMIA; NECROSIS; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; RESISTIVE BARRIERS;

CELL CULTURE; DISEASES; ELECTROPHORESIS; IONIZATION OF GASES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN PLASMA; TUMORS;

CELL DEATH;

ENDONUCLEASE; ERYTHROSINE; LIPOCORTIN 5; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; XANTHENE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL DEATH; CELL POPULATION; CELL VIABILITY; COLD ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; NECROSIS; NEOPLASM; PLASMA;

ANTICANCER THERAPY; APOPTOSIS; COLD PLASMA; LEUKEMIA; NECROSIS; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; RESISTIVE BARRIER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MONOCYTES; PLASMA GASES; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84892798759     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.25114     Document Type: Article

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