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Research progress of berberine mediated photodynamic therapy (Review)
- Authors:
- Ya-Wen An
- Hong-Tao Jin
- Bo Yuan
- Jian-Chun Wang
- Cheng Wang
- Han-Qing Liu
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Affiliations: Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Samii Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518118, P.R. China, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Xicheng, Beijing 100050, P.R. China, Department of Neurology, Shenzhen Samii Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518118, P.R. China - Published online on: March 8, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12620
- Article Number: 359
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Copyright: © An et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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