A systematic review of the anticancer properties of berberine, a natural product from Chinese herbs

Anti-Cancer Drugs - Tập 20 Số 9 - Trang 757-769 - 2009
Yiyi Sun1, Keli Xun2, Yitao Wang3, Xiuping Chen4
1School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu
2Department of Dermatology, People's Hospital of Binzhou, Binzhou
3Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
4to Dr Xiuping Chen, Avenida Padre Tomas Pereira SJ, Taipa, Macau, China

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