Anticancer properties and mechanisms of fucoidan on mouse breast cancer in vitro and in vivo.

BACKGROUND: Fucoidan is a sulfated polysaccharide derived from brown algae that has been reported to perform multiple biological activities, including antitumor activity. In this study, we examined the influence of crude fucoidan on mouse breast cancer in vitro and in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In...

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Main Authors: Meilan Xue, Yinlin Ge, Jinyu Zhang, Qing Wang, Lin Hou, Yongchao Liu, Lingling Sun, Quan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3423341?pdf=render