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BioImpacts. 2022;12(5): 415-429. doi: 10.34172/bi.2022.23336
PMID: 36381630        PMCID: PMC9596878

Original Research

Silibinin exhibits anti-tumor effects in a breast cancer stem cell model by targeting stemness and induction of differentiation and apoptosis

Javad Firouzi 1,2,3 ORCID, Fattah Sotoodehnejadnematalahi 4, Alireza Shokouhifar 3 ORCID, Mahsa Rahimi 3, Niloufar Sodeifi 5, Parisa Sahranavardfar 3, Masoumeh Azimi 3, Ehsan Janzamin 3, Majid Safa 1,2,6, Marzieh Ebrahimi 3 * ORCID

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