Cancer Letters
Volume 220, Issue 1 , Pages 75-84 , 18 March 2005

Neoxanthin and fucoxanthin induce apoptosis in PC-3 human prostate cancer cells

Received 5 May 2004 ,Revised 6 July 2004 ,Accepted 15 July 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.07.048

Cancer Letters
Volume 220, Issue 1 , Pages 75-84 , 18 March 2005

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