Leukemia Research
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 301-306 , March 2004

Inhibitory effects of phaseolotoxin on proliferation of leukemia cells HL-60, K-562 and L1210 and pancreatic cells RIN-m5F

  • André S Bachmann

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1236 Lauhala Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA. Tel.: +1-808-586-2962; fax: +1-808-586-2970.
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  • Ronghui Xu

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    • Present address: Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
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  • Lal Ratnapala
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  • Suresh S Patil

Received 21 April 2003 ,Accepted 26 July 2003.

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Leukemia Research
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