Ursolic acid and other pentacyclic triterpenoids: Anticancer activities and occurrence in berries

Berries and Cancer Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 41-49

  Neto, Catherine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti cancer; Anti inflammatory; Apoptosis; Blueberry; Cranberry; Triterpenoids; Tumor; Ursolic acid; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861172479     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7554-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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