Yin-yang balance therapy on regulating cancer stem cells

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-160

  Xu, Wei Ru ^a,b   Lin, Hong Sheng ^a   Chen, Xin Yi ^b   Zhang, Ying ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer stem cells; Niche; Traditional Chinese medicine; Yin and yang

Indexed keywords

CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STEM CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL FUNCTION; CHINESE MEDICINE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; STEM CELL NICHE; YIN YANG BALANCE THERAPY;

EID: 80051770214     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(11)60032-0     Document Type: Review

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