Metabotropic glutamate receptor-1 as a novel target for the antiangiogenic treatment of breast cancer.

Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are normally expressed in the central nervous system, where they mediate neuronal excitability and neurotransmitter release. Certain cancers, including melanoma and gliomas, express various mGluR subtypes that have been implicated as playing a role in diseas...

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Main Authors: Cecilia L Speyer, Ali H Hachem, Ali A Assi, Jennifer S Johnson, John A DeVries, David H Gorski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3954556?pdf=render