Anti-tumor effect of α-pinene on human hepatoma cell lines through inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest

Pine needle oil from crude extract of pine needles has been used as an anti-cancer agent in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The α-pinene is a natural compound isolated from pine needle oil which has been shown anti-cancer activity. In previous study, we found that pine needle oil exhibited significant...

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Main Authors: Weiqiang Chen, Ying Liu, Ming Li, Jianwen Mao, Lirong Zhang, Rongbo Huang, Xiaobao Jin, Lianbao Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861315000110