An Aqueous Extract of Fagonia cretica Induces DNA Damage, Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells via FOXO3a and p53 Expression

Matt Lam; Amtul R. Carmichael; Helen R. Griffiths

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040152

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An Aqueous Extract of Fagonia cretica Induces DNA Damage, Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells via FOXO3a and p53 Expression

Matt Lam,

Affiliation School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Amtul R. Carmichael,

Affiliation Russell Hall, Dudley Group Hospitals, Dudley, United Kingdom
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Helen R. Griffiths

* E-mail: h.r.griffiths@aston.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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An Aqueous Extract of Fagonia cretica Induces DNA Damage, Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells via FOXO3a and p53 Expression

Matt Lam,
Amtul R. Carmichael,
Helen R. Griffiths

Published: June 27, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040152

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An Aqueous Extract of Fagonia cretica Induces DNA Damage, Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells via FOXO3a and p53 Expression

An Aqueous Extract of Fagonia cretica Induces DNA Damage, Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells via FOXO3a and p53 Expression

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