IGF-I activates caspases 3/7, 8 and 9 but does not induce cell death in colorectal cancer cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the western world. Chemotherapy is often ineffective to treat the advanced colorectal cancers due to the chemo-resistance. A major contributor to chemo-resistance is tumour-derived...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/158 |