<i>In Vitro</i> Antiproliferative Effect of the Acetone Extract of <i>Rubus fairholmianus</i> Gard. Root on Human Colorectal Cancer Cells

<div>Caspase 3/7 activity determined as a function of caspase dependent apoptosis in Caco-2 cells after the treatment with RFRA (<i>R. fairholmianus</i> root acetone) extract. 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Figure 4: <i>In Vitro</i> Antiproliferative Effect of the Acetone Extract of <i>Rubus fairholmianus</i> Gard. Root on Human Colorectal Cancer Cells 

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In Vitro Antiproliferative Effect of the Acetone Extract of Rubus fairholmianus Gard. Root on Human Colorectal Cancer Cells

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