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Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus plantarum on Survival and Proliferation of Breast Cancer Cell Line MCF-7

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2024-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1792-362X | Journal ISSN: 1792-345X
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 3, 2024
Accepted on: Jul 14, 2025
Published on: Sep 26, 2025
Published by: Helenic Society of Medical Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year

© 2025 Sheida Jannati, Mona Roozbehani, Majid Khoshmirsafa, Shaghayegh Nasr, Sara Minaeian, Ahmad Tavakoli, Fatemeh Faraji, published by Helenic Society of Medical Oncology
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