Antiproliferative effects of fractions of furostanol and spirostanol glycosides from yam (dioscorea pseudojaponica yamamoto) and diosgenin on cancer and normal cells and their apoptotic effects for MCF-7 cells

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-85

  Lee, Ying Chung ^a   Lin, Jau Tien ^b   Wang, Chin Kun ^b   Chen, Chia Hsi ^b   Yang, Deng Jye ^b,c  

^a CHUNG CHOU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5-FLUOROURACIL; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE EFFECT; APOPTOTIC EFFECTS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELLS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS; DOWN-REGULATION; MCF-7 CELLS;

CELL DEATH; CHEMOTHERAPY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASES; SUGARS;

CLONE CELLS;

DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA PSEUDOJAPONICA;

EID: 84856500184     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2010.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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