Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 7 , Pages 537-547 , 2007

Apoptosis and Necrosis are Involved in the Toxicity of Sauropus androgynus in an In Vitro Study

  • Shih-Fing Yu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tzer-Ming Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yen-Hui Chen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Yen-Hui Chen, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 18 January 2007 ,Revised 31 January 2007 ,Accepted 13 March 2007.

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PII: S0929-6646(07)60004-7

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(07)60004-7

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 7 , Pages 537-547 , 2007

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