Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 4 , Pages 367-372 , October 2002

Cell brain crystallization for cancer therapy

  • Q Kong

      Affiliations

    • Cocid Corp, CO, USA
    • Kang-You MedPharm Research Institute, Jinan, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Qingzhong Kong MD, PhD, Cocid Corp, 799 Dahlia St., Denver, CO 80220, USA. Phone: (303)399-4185; Fax: (303)399-4185; Present address: Professor and Director, Cell Brain Research Center, South Biology Building, Room 128, Shandong University, East Campus, Jinan, Shandong Province 250100, China
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  • J Sun

      Affiliations

    • Cocid Corp, CO, USA
    • ,
  • L.D Kong

      Affiliations

    • Kang-You MedPharm Research Institute, Jinan, China
    • Shandong University 21th Century Research Center, Jinan, China

Received 11 April 2001 ,Accepted 22 November 2001.

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