Cancer prevention by different forms of tocopherols

Topics in Current Chemistry

Volumn 329, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-34

  Yang, Chung S ^a   Suh, Nanjoo ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Colon; Inhibition; Lung cancer; Prostate; Tocopherols; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

TOCOPHEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEOPLASMS; TOCOPHEROLS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874492074     PISSN: 03401022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/128-2012-345     Document Type: Article

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