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Cytotoxicity Induced by Extracts of Pisolithus tinctorius Spores on Human Cancer and Normal Cell Lines—Evaluation of the Anticancer Potential

Ricardo AlvesResearch Centre on Health and Environment, School of Allied Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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Marco PretoCIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Porto University, Porto, Portugal
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Vitor VasconcelosCIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Porto University, Porto, Portugal;Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Rui S. OliveiraResearch Centre on Health and Environment, School of Allied Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal;Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal;CBQF–Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
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Rosário MartinsResearch Centre on Health and Environment, School of Allied Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal;CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Porto University, Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 840-847 | Published online: 13 Jul 2015

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