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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver tumour, and is closely related to liver cirrhosis. Previous studies have focussed on the pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis develo** into HCC, but...
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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film was graft-polymerized with acrylic acid (AAc) via a low-temperature plasma technique. The effect of plasma treatment parameters (radio-frequency power and treatment time) on t...
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Open AccessIdentification of potential mutations and genomic alterations in the epithelial and spindle cell components of biphasic synovial sarcomas using a human exome SNP chip
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Assessment of the estrogenic activities of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L) sprout isoflavone extract in ovariectomized rats
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L) is a traditional Uighur herb. In this study we investigated the estrogenic activities of the isoflavones extracted from chickpea sprouts (ICS) in ovariectomized rats.
