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This research was supported by Grant from Keiryokai Research Foundation No. Y132.

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  1. Division of Advanced Pharmaceutics, Department of Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Iwate Medical University, 1–1–1 Idaidori, Yahaba-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate, 028–3694, Japan

    Taisuke Matsuo, Yuki Mizuno & Yasuyuki Sadzuka

  2. Division of Natural Product Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University, 1–1–1 Idaidori, Yahaba-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate, 028–3694, Japan

    Takashi Asano, Shuri Sato & Ibuki Fujino

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Matsuo, T., Asano, T., Mizuno, Y. et al. Water spinach and okra sprouts inhibit cancer cell proliferation. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 58, 79–84 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-022-00650-5

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