Novel therapeutic target of hepatocellular carcinoma by manipulation of macrophage colony-stimulating factor/tumor-associated macrophages axis in tumor microenvironment

Hepatology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2014, Pages E318-E319

  Zhou, Dexi ^a   Huang, Cheng ^a   Kong, Lingna ^a   Li, Jun ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR RECEPTOR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIGNAL REGULATORY PROTEIN ALPHA; STAT3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER PROGNOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE; TUMOR INVASION; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 84907843207     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: 1872034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hepr.12260     Document Type: Letter

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