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The lauric acid-activated signaling prompts apoptosis in cancer cells

The saturated medium-chain fatty-acid lauric acid (LA) has been associated to certain health-promoting benefits of coconut oil intake, including the improvement of the quality of life in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy. As it concerns the potential to hamper tumor growth, LA was shown to...

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Published in:Cell Death Discov
Main Authors: Lappano, Rosamaria, Sebastiani, Anna, Cirillo, Francesca, Rigiracciolo, Damiano Cosimo, Galli, Giulia Raffaella, Curcio, Rosita, Malaguarnera, Roberta, Belfiore, Antonino, Cappello, Anna Rita, Maggiolini, Marcello
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5601385/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28924490
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cddiscovery.2017.63
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