The expanding role of metformin in cancer: an update on antitumor mechanisms and clinical development

scientific article published on 11 February 2016

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P6179Dimensions Publication ID1014723990
P356DOI10.1007/S11523-016-0423-Z
P698PubMed publication ID26864078

P2093author name stringSukhpreet Kaur
Jun Gong
Monica Mita
James Shen
John Shen
Gauri Kelekar
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P921main subjectmetforminQ19484
P304page(s)447-467
P577publication date2016-02-11
P1433published inTargeted oncologyQ25378200
P1476titleThe expanding role of metformin in cancer: an update on antitumor mechanisms and clinical development
P478volume11

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