Bioactive polysaccharides from traditional chinese medicine herbs as anticancer adjuvants

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 559-565

  Chang, Raymond ^a  

^a Institute of East West Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNGUS; HEMATOPOIESIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; METASTASIS INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0036803909     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555302320825066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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