Pro-apoptotic effect of Persea americana var. Hass (avocado) on Jurkat lymphoblastic leukemia cells

ABSTRACT: Context: Therapy for leukemia has a limited efficacy. There is a need to search for alternative anti-leukemia therapies. Persea americana Mill var. Hass (Lauraceae) is a tropical fruit (avocado) that might be used against cancer. Objective: To investigate whether P. americana induces death...

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Autores:

Pereañez Jiménez, Jaime Andrés
Bonilla Porras, Angélica Rocio
Salazar Ospina, Andrea
Jiménez del Río, Marlene
Vélez Pardo, Carlos Alberto

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2014

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/36477

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/36477

Palabra clave:

Apoptosis
Persea
Terapéutica
Therapeutics
Neoplasias
Neoplasms
Leucemia
Leukemia

Rights

openAccess

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/