Scorpion venoms as a potential source of novel cancer therapeutic compounds

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 239, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 387-393

  Ding, Jian ^a   Chua, Pei Jou ^a   Bay, Boon Huat ^a   Gopalakrishnakone, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

anticancer potential; apoptosis; Scorpion; venoms and toxins

Indexed keywords

ANTICANCER POTENTIAL; APOPTOSIS; SCORPION; VENOMS AND TOXINS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SCORPION VENOMS;

EID: 84898987393     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1535370213513991     Document Type: Article

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