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Expression and clinical significance of glucose transporter-1 in pancreatic cancer
16 May 2016
Abstract excerpt
Increasing evidence has demonstrated that malignant cells exhibit increased glucose uptake, which facilitates survival and growth in a hypoxic environment. The glucose transporter-1 (GLUT-1) is overexpressed in a variety of malignant tumors. However, the association between GLUT‑1 expression and clinicopathological factors, 18F‑fluorodeoxyglucose uptake and tumor proliferation in pancreatic cancer has not been...
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