Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2010; 16(31): 3911-3918
Published online Aug 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i31.3911
Anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of tectorigenin on hepatic stellate cells
Jun-Hua Wu, Yu-Rong Wang, Wu-Yang Huang, Ren-Xiang Tan
Jun-Hua Wu, Yu-Rong Wang, Wu-Yang Huang, Ren-Xiang Tan, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Wu JH and Wang YR performed the majority of experiments; Huang WY did data analysis and manuscript modification; Tan RX and Wu JH designed and financed the study.
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. NSFC30801417; Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, No. BK2008267; and Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China, No. RFDP200802841004
Correspondence to: Ren-Xiang Tan, Professor, Institute of Functional Biomolecules, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu Province, China. rxtan@nju.edu.cn
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Received: February 27, 2010
Revised: April 20, 2010
Accepted: April 27, 2010
Published online: August 21, 2010
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