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Natural product extracts of the Canadian prairie plant, Thermopsis rhombifolia, have anti-cancer activity in phenotypic cell-based assays

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Pages 1026-1034 | Received 04 Jul 2014, Accepted 16 Oct 2014, Published online: 25 Nov 2014

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