Does excessive adenosine 5'-triphosphate formation in cells lead to malignancy? A hypothesis on cancer

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 473-476

  Ray, S ^a   Ray, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELL METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030818747     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(97)90113-4     Document Type: Article

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