Gemcitabine Induces the VMP1-Mediated Autophagy Pathway to Promote Apoptotic Death in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells.(citado mas de 15 veces, h index=14; al 2/11/12)

PARDO, R; LO RÉ, A; ARCHANGE C; ROPOLO A; PAPADEMETRIO DL; GONZALEZ CD; ALVAREZ EM; IOVANNA, JL; VACCARO, MI

PANCREATOLOGY

Karger

Lugar: Basel, Suiza; Año: 2010 vol. 10 p. 19 - 26

1424-3903

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