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Autophagic tumor stroma: Mechanisms and roles in tumor growth and progression
9 Jun 2012
Abstract excerpt
Macroautophagy (hereafter autophagy) is a cellular homeostatic mechanism that involves protein and organelle degradation, and has a number of connections to human physiology and diseases. Autophagy in tumor parenchyma acts as either a tumor-promoting role or a tumor-inhibiting role depending on the types and stages of tumors. In recent years, attention to autophagy in tumor stroma that is referred as "autophagic...
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