The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 20, Issue 12 , Pages 1013-1020 , December 2009

S-Allylcysteine modulates the expression of E-cadherin and inhibits the malignant progression of human oral cancer

  • Feng-Yao Tang

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Science Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 4 22060643; fax: +886 4 22062891.
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  • En-Pei Isabel Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Science Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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  • Jing-Gung Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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  • Hong-Zin Lee

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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  • Chia-Yun Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Science Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan

Received 31 March 2008 ,Revised 24 September 2008 ,Accepted 30 September 2008.

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☆ This material is based upon work supported in part by the National Science Council (grant no. 94-2320-B-030-011) and by China Medical University (CMU) (grant no. CMU95-332).

☆☆ Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of China Medical University.

PII: S0955-2863(08)00219-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2008.09.007

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 20, Issue 12 , Pages 1013-1020 , December 2009

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