Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2011; 17(31): 3605-3613
Published online Aug 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i31.3605
Ginsenoside Rg3 inhibit hepatocellular carcinoma growth via intrinsic apoptotic pathway
Jian-Wen Jiang, Xin-Mei Chen, Xin-Hua Chen, Shu-Sen Zheng
Jian-Wen Jiang, Xin-Hua Chen, Shu-Sen Zheng, The Key Lab of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, The Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Xin-Mei Chen, The Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Jinan 250355, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Jiang JW and Chen XM contributed equally to this work; Jiang JW, Chen XM, Chen XH and Zheng SS designed the research; Jiang JW, Chen XM and Chen XH performed the research and wrote the paper.
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30700778; the Health Bureau Fund of Zhejiang Province, No. 2007QN006, No. 2008B080 and No. 2008A050; and National Basic Research Program (973) of China, No. 2007CB513005
Correspondence to: Shu-Sen Zheng, PhD, MD, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China. shusenzheng@zju.edu.cn
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Received: April 22, 2011
Revised: July 6, 2011
Accepted: July 13, 2011
Published online: August 21, 2011
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