Advances in research on antitumor activities of cordycepin

Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 1365-1368

  Wang, Zheng ^a   Wu, Xue ^c   Liu, Jian Li ^b   Tang, Zhi Shu ^a  

^a SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; Cordycepin; Molecular mechanism

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL LINE; COLON CANCER; DRUG MECHANISM; GLIOMA CELL; HEPATOMA CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LUNG CANCER CELL LINE; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; REVIEW; THYROID CARCINOMA;

EID: 84943272129     PISSN: 10012494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11669/cpj.2015.16.001     Document Type: Review

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