Vitamin C Transporters in Cancer: Current Understanding and Gaps in Knowledge
Sufficient uptake and whole body distribution of vitamin C (ascorbate) is essential for many biochemical processes, including some that are vital for tumor growth and spread. Uptake of ascorbate into cancer cells is modulated by availability, tumor blood flow, tissue diffusion parameters, and ascorb...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00074/full |