Table 1 Effect of ethylene on proliferative activity of mammalian cells. The proliferative activity of the cells is expressed as Ki-67 labeling index. Results are means ± S.D. of 8 independent experiments.
Cell line | Ki-67 labeling index (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Without ethephon | Addition of ethephon (1 mM) | |
NIH-3T3 | 42 ± 14 | 68 ± 11** |
HeLa | 38 ± 6 | 47 ± 6* |
SaOS-2 | 37 ± 7 | 49 ± 10* |