Berberine decreases cell growth but increases the side population fraction of H460 lung cancer cells

Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 491-495

  Sung, Ji Hyun ^c   Kim, Jong Bin ^b   Park, Sung Hyo ^a   Park, Seo Young ^c   Lee, Jin Kyung ^c   Lee, Hoi Seon ^d   Chung, Namhyun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Real Cosmetic Surgery Clinic   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 fluorouracil; berberine; cancer stem cells; cell growth; lung cancer; side population

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866137986     PISSN: 17382203     EISSN: 2234344X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13765-012-2119-0     Document Type: Article

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