Cancer Letters
Volume 234, Issue 2 , Pages 199-208 , 28 March 2006

Inhibitory effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester on the growth of C6 glioma cells in vitro and in vivo

  • Hsing-Chun Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Section 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Wu-Hsien Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Armed-Force Taichung General Hospital, No 348, Section 2, Chung Shan Road, Taiping City, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • Contributed equally as first author.
    • ,
  • Yean-Jang Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, National Changhua University of Educaton, No. 1, Jin-De Road, Changhua City, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Wea-Lung Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, No. 110, Section 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Fen-Pi Chou

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Section 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Tsui-Hwa Tseng

      Affiliations

    • School of Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Section 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 4 24730 022; fax: +886 4 2324 8189.

Received 1 September 2004 ,Revised 23 March 2005 ,Accepted 24 March 2005.

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PII: S0304-3835(05)00284-3

doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.03.046

Cancer Letters
Volume 234, Issue 2 , Pages 199-208 , 28 March 2006

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