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Melanoma tumor growth is accelerated in a mouse model of sickle cell disease
BACKGROUND: The effect of sickle cell disease (SCD) on tumor growth is unknown. Sickled red blood cells may form aggregates within the microvasculature of hypoxic tumors and reduce blood flow leading to impairment of tumor growth. However, there is a paucity of data related to tumor growth in SCD. M...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4496890/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26161296 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40164-015-0014-1 |