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ORIGINAL ARTICLE Cellular and Molecular Biology

Urocortin's Inhibition of Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma via Corticotrophin-Releasing Factor Receptor 2

Juejin Wang Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Youhua Xu Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Yinyan Xu Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Huayuan Zhu Department of Internal Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Rongjian Zhang Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Guoxin Zhang Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Shengnan Li Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Pages 359-368 | Published online: 11 Jun 2009

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