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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

An Analog of Withaferin A Activates the MAPK and Glutathione “Stress” Pathways and Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Cell Proliferation

Xiaobing LiuCancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA,
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Wenqing QiCancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA,
,
Laurence S. CookeCancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA,
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E. M. Kithsiri WijeratneSouthwest Center for Natural Products Research and Commercialization, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Ya-ming XuSouthwest Center for Natural Products Research and Commercialization, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Marilyn T. MarronSouthwest Center for Natural Products Research and Commercialization, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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A. A. Leslie GunatilakaSouthwest Center for Natural Products Research and Commercialization, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Daruka MahadevanCancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA,Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 668-675 | Published online: 15 Nov 2011

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