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Derivatives of usnic acid cause cytostatic effect in Caco-2 cells

Lisa SamuelsenDepartment of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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Poul Erik HansenDepartment of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4751-9910
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Ole VangDepartment of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 4953-4959 | Received 25 Nov 2019, Accepted 13 Apr 2020, Published online: 30 Apr 2020

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