Cancer as a consequence of the rising level of oxygen in the Late Precambrian

Lethaia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-220

  Saul, John M ^a   Schwartz, Laurent ^b  

^a ORYX   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cambrian explosion; Cancer; Cell differentiation; Collagen; Glycolysis; Hard parts; Metazoan origins

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CELL ORGANELLE; COLLAGEN; OXYGEN; PRECAMBRIAN;

ANIMALIA; METAZOA;

EID: 35649018629     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2007.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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