Preventive and therapeutic effects of Chinese herbal compounds against hepatocellular carcinoma

Molecules

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Hu, Bing ^a   An, Hong Mei ^a   Wang, Shuang Shuang ^a   Chen, Jin Jun ^b   Xu, Ling ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal compound; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Phytopharmacology; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL AGING; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; HUMAN; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL AGING; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84963680003     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21020142     Document Type: Article

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