Fol. Biol. 2022, 68, 189-200

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2022068050189

Mechanistic Study of Macranthoside B Effects on Apoptotic Cell Death in Human Cervical Adenocarcinoma Cells

Y. Li1, M. Li2,3, K. Ahmed4, J. Yang1, L. Song1, Zheng-Guo Cui2, Yusuke Hiraku2

1School of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
2Department of Environmental Health, University of Fukui School of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan
3School of Medicine, Xizang Minzu University, Weicheng District, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
4Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Received October 2021
Accepted February 2023

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