Glutamine Transport and Mitochondrial Metabolism in Cancer Cell Growth
The concept that cancer is a metabolic disease is now well acknowledged: many cancer cell types rely mostly on glucose and some amino acids, especially glutamine for energy supply. These findings were corroborated by overexpression of plasma membrane nutrient transporters, such as the glucose transp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00306/full |