Leukemia Research
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 65-72 , January 2003

Effects of flavonoids on cisplatin-induced apoptosis of HL-60 and L1210 leukemia cells

  • Luboš Čipák

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Research Institute, Vlárska 7, 833 91 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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  • Peter Rauko

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Research Institute, Vlárska 7, 833 91 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +421-2-59327-105; fax: +421-2-59327-250.
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  • Eva Miadoková

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, Faculty of Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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  • Ingrid Čipáková

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Molecular Biology, Dubravská cesta 21, 842 51 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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  • Ladislav Novotný

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923 Safat, 13110 Kuwait

Received 7 January 2002 ,Accepted 1 April 2002.

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Leukemia Research
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