Mitochondria in cancer energy metabolism: Culprits or bystanders?

Toxicological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 323-330

  Kim, Aekyong ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aerobic glycolysis; Anaplerosis; Cancer; Cataplerosis; Glutaminolysis; Metabolism; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959256773     PISSN: 19768257     EISSN: 22342753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5487/TR.2015.31.4.323     Document Type: Article

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