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Acidic tumor microenvironment and pH-sensing G protein-coupled receptors

The tumor microenvironment is acidic due to glycolytic cancer cell metabolism, hypoxia, and deficient blood perfusion. It is proposed that acidosis in the tumor microenvironment is an important stress factor and selection force for cancer cell somatic evolution. Acidic pH has pleiotropic effects on...

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Autores principales: Justus, Calvin R., Dong, Lixue, Yang, Li V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3851830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24367336
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2013.00354