African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12484

Full Length Research Paper

Antitumor activity of baicalein on the mice bearing U14 cervical cancer

Yong Peng1,2, Qingwang Li1,3*, Kun Li1, Hongwei Zhao1, Zengsheng Han1, Fenglin Li 4, Man Sun2 and Yanxia Zhang2
1Department of Biological Engineering, College of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, 066004, People’s Republic of China. 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, 066004, People’s Republic of China. 3Department of Animal Science, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, Shanxi Province, 712100 People’s Republic of China. 4Department of Bioengineering, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology College, Jilin, Jilin Province, 132101, People’s Republic of China.

  •  Received: 01 January 2011
  •  Accepted: 12 September 2011
  •  Published: 19 October 2011

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