How gamma-tocotrienol, a vitamin E isomer mimics BH3-only proteins to kill neuroblastoma cells
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BH3-only proteins to kill neuroblastoma cells Sue Mian Then1, Jen Kit Tan2, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd. Rahman3, Musalmah Mazlan4, Rahman Jamal2 and Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah2,5 1University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Malaysia 2UMBI, UKM, Cheras, Malaysia 3Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Malaysia 4Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia 5UKM KL Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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