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Research Article

Antitumour activity of 2-dihydroailanthone from the bark of Ailanthus altissima against U251

Ruxing WangDepartment of Medicinal Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei Medical University, ShijiazhuangHebei Province, China; ;Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Research and Development for Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei ProvinceChina;
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Qian XuBasic Medical Institute, Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei Province, China
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Lei LiuBasic Medical Institute, Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei Province, China
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Xiujun LiangBasic Medical Institute, Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei Province, China
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Luyang ChengBasic Medical Institute, Chengde Medical College, Chengde, Hebei Province, China
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Manli ZhangDepartment of Medicinal Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei Medical University, ShijiazhuangHebei Province, China;
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Qingwen ShiDepartment of Medicinal Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei Medical University, ShijiazhuangHebei Province, China; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 1641-1648 | Received 13 Jan 2015, Accepted 08 Oct 2015, Published online: 09 Mar 2016

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