Intracellular insulin in human tumors: examples and implications
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Insulin is one of the major metabolic hormones regulating glucose homeostasis in the organism and a key growth factor for normal and neoplastic cells. Work conducted primarily over the past 3 decades has unravelled the presence of insulin in human breast cancer t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-04-01
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Series: | Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome |
Online Access: | http://www.dmsjournal.com/content/3/1/5 |