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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2009; 15(16): 1943-1950
Published online Apr 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1943
Effects and mechanisms of silibinin on human hepatocellular carcinoma xenografts in nude mice
Wei Cui, Fan Gu, Ke-Qin Hu
Wei Cui, Ke-Qin Hu, Division of Gastroenterology and Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Orange School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92868, United States
Fan Gu, Department of Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Cui W and Gu F contributed to the study design, analyzed and interpreted the data, and prepared the manuscript; Cui W performed the experiments; Hu KQ designed the study, interpreted the data and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Ke-Qin Hu, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, 101 The City Drive, Building 53, Suite 113, Orange, CA 92868, United States. kqhu@uci.edu
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Received: December 10, 2008
Revised: March 16, 2009
Accepted: March 23, 2009
Published online: April 28, 2009
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