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Biological Stoichiometry in Human Cancer

BACKGROUND: A growing tumor in the body can be considered a complex ecological and evolutionary system. A new eco-evolutionary hypothesis (the “Growth Rate Hypothesis”, GRH) proposes that tumors have elevated phosphorus (P) demands due to increased allocation to P-rich nucleic acids, especially ribo...

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Autores principales: Elser, James J., Kyle, Marcia M., Smith, Marilyn S., Nagy, John D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2000353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17925876
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001028