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Combinatorial anticancer effects of curcumin and sorafenib towards thyroid cancer cells via PI3K/Akt and ERK pathways

Junjia ZhangDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Jichun YuDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Rong XieDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Wanzhi ChenDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Yunxia LvDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University, Nanchang, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1858-1861 | Received 11 May 2015, Accepted 06 Jul 2015, Published online: 24 Aug 2015

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