Phytoconstituents as apoptosis inducing agents: strategy to combat cancer

Cytotechnology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 531-563

  Kumar, Manish ^a   Kaur, Varinder ^a   Kumar, Subodh ^a   Kaur, Satwinderjeet ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer chemoprevention; Caspases; NF B; Phytochemicals; ROS

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CASPASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

EID: 84938635416     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: 15730778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10616-015-9897-2     Document Type: Review

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