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The article is well written and the work carried out provides a clear evidance of the level of pro-apoptosis activity of C18 and C12 ceramide and brain derived non-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide. The work would have been more robust if DNA fragmentation and also cell morphological evidence of apoptosis was included.
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Cancer pharmacology
How to cite: Abdul Majid A .Natural C18:0-ceramide Induces Cellular Sphingolipid Accumulation And Apoptosis [Review of the article 'Natural C18:0-ceramide Induces Cellular Sphingolipid Accumulation And Apoptosis ' by Geilen C].WebmedCentral 2010;1(12):WMCRW00225
The article is well written and the work carried out provides a clear evidance of the level of pro-apoptosis activity of C18 and C12 ceramide and brain derived non-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide. The work would have been more robust if DNA fragmentation and also cell morphological evidence of apoptosis was included.
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Cancer pharmacology