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Heparan sulfate proteoglycans and their modification as promising anticancer targets in hepatocellular carcinoma (Review)
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- Mohammed A. Alshehri
- Moath M. Alshehri
- Naif N. Albalawi
- Moshari A. Al‑Ghamdi
- Mohammed M.H. Al‑Gayyar
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Affiliations: PharmD Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia - Published online on: January 4, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12434
- Article Number: 173
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Copyright: © Alshehri et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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