Lunasin: A promising polypeptide for the prevention and treatment of cancer (Review)
- Authors:
- Xing Wan
- Hong Liu
- Yong Sun
- Jinlan Zhang
- Xianbing Chen
- Ning Chen
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Affiliations: School of Medicine, Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, Hubei 445000, P.R. China, China Meat Research Centre, Beijing 100068, P.R. China, Hubei Key Laboratory of Sport Training and Monitoring, College of Health Science, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China - Published online on: April 10, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6017
- Pages: 3997-4001
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