Development of Tools to Assess the Effects of Lunasin on Normal Development and Tumor Progression in Drosophila Melanogaster

Soy contains many bioactive molecules known to elicit anti-cancer effects. One such peptide, Lunasin, has been shown to selectively act on newly transformed cells while having no cytotoxic effect on non-tumorigenic or established cancer cell lines. In this study we attempt to understand the developm...

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Main Author: Jones, Gillian E.
Format: Others
Published: TopSCHOLAR® 2013
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1293
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2296&context=theses