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Endophytic fungi with antitumor activities: Their occurrence and anticancer compounds

Ling ChenDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China,
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Qiao-Yan ZhangDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China,
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Min JiaDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China,
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Qian-Liang MingDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China and
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Wei YueDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China,
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Khalid RahmanFaculty of Science, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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Lu-Ping QinDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China, Correspondence[email protected]
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Ting HanDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China, Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 454-473 | Received 30 Jun 2014, Accepted 27 Aug 2014, Published online: 24 Oct 2014

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