The effect of octreotide and bromocriptine on expression of a pro-apoptotic Bax protein in rat prolactinoma.

It is well established that disruption of apoptosis may lead to tumor initiation, progression or metastasis. It is also well documented that many anticancer drugs induce apoptosis. In the earlier studies, the dopamine D2 receptor agonist bromocriptine (BC) and somatostatin analog octreotide (OCT) we...

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Main Authors: Jolanta Kunert-Radek, Anna Gruszka, Marek Pawlikowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2004-03-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Subjects:
Bax
Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4665