Astrocyte elevated gene 1: Biological functions and molecular mechanism in cancer and beyond

Cell and Bioscience

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ying, Zhe ^a,b   Li, Jun ^a,b   Li, Mengfeng ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84862872467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20453701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-1-36     Document Type: Review

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