Cranberry PACs and triterpenoids: Anti-cancer activities in colon tumor cell lines

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 841, Issue , 2009, Pages 61-66

  Liberty, A M ^a   Amoroso, J W ^a   Neto, C C ^a   Hart, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Colon; Cranberry; Proanthocyanidin; Proliferation; Tumor; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 75449096176     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.841.4     Document Type: Article

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