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Cordycepin induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by inducing DNA damage and up-regulation of p53 in Leukemia cells

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Pages 761-771 | Received 04 Aug 2014, Accepted 15 Dec 2014, Published online: 06 Mar 2015

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