The potential of seaweed as a source of drugs for use in cancer chemotherapy

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2211-2264

  Murphy, Catherine ^a   Hotchkiss, Sarah ^a   Worthington, Jenny ^b   McKeown, Stephanie R ^c  

^a CYBERCOLLOIDS LTD   (Ireland)

^b Axis BioServices Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Carotenoid; Macroalgae; Polyphenol; Sulphated polysaccharide; Tumour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910126951     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0245-2     Document Type: Review

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