Receptor mediated cell de-adhesion under external stimuli

• Main Author: Tan, Kee Yang.
• Other Authors: Chan Vincent
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39661
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Studies have shown that (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is the main constituent of green tea has an inhibitory effect on cell de-adhesion mechanism and will also retard the onset and progress of cell migration. As such, a study on the effects of EGCG on a cancerous cell such as HepG2 wi...