Metabolic microenvironment of tumor cells: A key factor in malignant progression

Experimental Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 125-127

  Vaupel, P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Glucose depletion; Hypoxia; Lactate; Malignant progression; Metabolic microenvironment

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HYPOXIA; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77957746194     PISSN: 18129269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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