Isolation of fatty acids with anticancer activity from Protaetia brevitarsis larva

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-365

  Yoo, Yung Choon ^a   Shin, Byung Hoon ^a   Hong, Jang Hee ^a   Lee, Junglim ^a   Chee, Hee Youn ^a   Song, Kyung Sik ^a   Lee, Kyung Bok ^a  

^a Konyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Fatty acid; Protaetia brevitarsis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147168238     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02977619     Document Type: Article

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