Heme oxygenase-1: Emerging target of cancer therapy

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Chau, Lee Young ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heme oxygenase 1; Inflammation; Oxidative stress; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

HEME OXYGENASE 1; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEOPLASMS; RAT;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HEME OXYGENASE-1; HUMANS; MICE; NEOPLASMS; RATS;

EID: 84927935911     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12929-015-0128-0     Document Type: Review

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