Betulinic acid increases radiosensitization of oral squamous cell carcinoma through inducing Sp1 sumoylation and PTEN expression
- Authors:
- Dao-Ying Yuan
- Zhen Meng
- Kai Xu
- Qiao-Feng Li
- Cheng Chen
- Ke-Yi Li
- Bin Zhang
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Affiliations: School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 252000, P.R. China, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong 252000, P.R. China - Published online on: August 3, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2017.5872
- Pages: 2360-2368
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