Changes in P-glycoprotein activity are mediated by the growth of a tumour cell line as multicellular spheroids

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), the multidrug resistance (MDR) 1 gene product, can lead to multidrug resistance in tumours. However, the physiological role of P-gp in tumours growing as multicellular spheroids is not well unders...

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Main Authors: Raúl Barrera-Rodríguez, Valeria Ponce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-07-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
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Online Access:http://www.cancerci.com/content/5/1/20