Bicarbonate and dichloroacetate: Evaluating pH altering therapies in a mouse model for metastatic breast cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The glycolytic nature of malignant tumors contributes to high levels of extracellular acidity in the tumor microenvironment. Tumor acidity is a driving force in invasion and metastases. Recently, it has been shown that buffering of e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martin Natasha K, Robey Ian F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
pH
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/235