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Butyrate decreases AFP and increases albumin in combination with laminin in a human hepatoma cell line

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  1. Division of Pathology Cancer Institute, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, 700, Okayama, Japan

    Takayoshi Tokiwa, Jiro Sato & Akira Endo

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Tokiwa, T., Sato, J. & Endo, A. Butyrate decreases AFP and increases albumin in combination with laminin in a human hepatoma cell line. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 26, 220–221 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02624450

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