Antiproliferative effects of sclerotial polysaccharides from Polyporus rhinocerus cooke (Aphyllophoromycetideae) on different kinds of leukemic cells

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-264

  Lai, Connie K M ^a   Wong, Ka Hing ^a   Cheung, Peter Chi Keung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antiproliferation; Cancer; Leukemic cells; Medicinal mushrooms; Polyporus rhinocerus; Polysaccharides; Sclerotium

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; MONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; MUSHROOM; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; POLYPORUS RHINOCERUS; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; POLYPORUS;

EID: 47749119103     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v10.i3.60     Document Type: Article

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