Retinoic acid and cAMP inhibit rat hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and enhance cell differentiation

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third highest cause of cancer death worldwide. In general, the disease is diagnosed at an advanced stage when potentially curative therapies are no longer feasible. For this reason, it is very important to develop new therapeutic approaches. Retinoic acid (RA) i...

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Main Authors: M. Ionta, M.C. Rosa, R.B. Almeida, V.M. Freitas, P. Rezende-Teixeira, G.M. Machado-Santelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000800006