Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 43-53 , February 2010

Resveratrol in the chemoprevention and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Received 7 July 2009 ,Revised 8 October 2009 ,Accepted 9 October 2009.

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