Leukemia Research
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 823-828 , June 2009

Rutin inhibits the proliferation of murine leukemia WEHI-3 cells in vivo and promotes immune response in vivo

  • Jing-Pin Lin

      Affiliations

    • School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jai-Sing Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chi-Cheng Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jo-Hua Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chang-Lin Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jen-Jyh Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hui-Lu Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mei-Due Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Ching Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsan-Hung Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Department of OBS/GYN, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jing-Gung Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
    • Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung County 413, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 4 2205 3366x2501; fax: +886 4 2205 3764.

Received 9 August 2008 ,Revised 20 September 2008 ,Accepted 24 September 2008.

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PII: S0145-2126(08)00431-1

doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2008.09.032

Leukemia Research
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 823-828 , June 2009

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