Interactions between cancer cells and normal cells via miRNAs in extracellular vesicles

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1849-1861

  Nishida Aoki, Nao ^a   Ochiya, Takahiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer therapy; Exosome; Extracellular RNA; Extracellular vesicle (EV); MicroRNA (miRNA)

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PROCEDURES; TRANSPORT VESICLE;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; MICRORNAS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; TRANSPORT VESICLES;

EID: 84940004955     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1811-0     Document Type: Article

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