Terminal Differentiation of Human Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) Cells Induced by Tanshinone I A in Primary Culture

Journal of West China University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-210

  Liang, Yong ^a   Yang, Yiming ^b   Yuan, Shulan ^b   Liu, Ting ^b   Jia, Yongqian ^b   Xu, Caigang ^b   Niu, Ting ^b   Qin, Hui ^b   Qin, Ping ^b  

^a FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute promyelocytic leukemia; Differentiation; Tanshinone I A

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; TANSHINONE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; PHENANTHRENES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0346355634     PISSN: 02577712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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