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Original Articles

Telomerase-Associated Apoptotic Events by Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum on Premalignant Human Urothelial Cells

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Pages 109-119 | Received 13 Mar 2007, Accepted 04 Jun 2007, Published online: 02 Jan 2008

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