Role of Organic Anion-Transporting Polypeptides (OATPs) in Cancer Therapy

AAPS Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 535-545

  Thakkar, Nilay ^a   Lockhart, A Craig ^b   Lee, Wooin ^a,c  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cancer therapy; organic anion transporting polypeptides; transporters

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL; DISEASE COURSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTERS;

EID: 84939998522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15507416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/s12248-015-9740-x     Document Type: Article

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