Inhibitory Effects of an Aqueous Extract of Gynura procumbens on Human Mesangial Cell Proliferation
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145 Corresponding to: Hee Jae Lee, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea. E-mail: [email protected] (Tel) 82-33-250-8850, (Fax) 82-33-255-8809, (E-mail) [email protected] ABBREVIATIONS: PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; TGF, tansforming growth factor; CDK, cyclin-dependent kinase; MC, mesangial cell. Inhibitory Effects of an Aqueous Extract of Gynura procumbens on Human Mesangial Cell Proliferation
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