Telomerase inhibitory effects and anti-proliferative properties of onion and other natural spices against cancer cells

Food Bioscience

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 80-85

  Xu, Baojun ^a   Sung, Changkeun ^b  

^a BNU HKBU UNITED INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Spices; Telomerase inhibitor; Telomeric repeat amplification protocol

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM;

EID: 84925822198     PISSN: 22124292     EISSN: 22124306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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