The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 348-354 , May 2007

Docosahexaenoic acid induces apoptosis in CYP2E1-containing HepG2 cells by activating the c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase related mitochondrial damage

  • Myoungsook Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul 136-742, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 820 7211; fax: +82 2 926 3574.
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  • Myung-Ae Bae

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, NIAAA, Rockville, MD, USA

Received 31 October 2005 ,Revised 12 June 2006 ,Accepted 27 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2006.06.003

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 348-354 , May 2007

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