HepG2 cells under starvation-induced autophagy are susceptible to cell death caused by oleanolic acid but not by ursolic acid

Cancer incidence is increasing worldwide mainly due to changes in diet, life style and increased lifespan. In particular, liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the third most common cause of cancer mortality. Plant phytochemicals are a good and promising source of anticancer...

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Main Author: Duarte, Cecília L. (author)
Other Authors: Wilson, Cristina Pereira (author), Lima, Cristóvão F. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/15991
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/15991