The Warburg effect in human pancreatic cancer cells triggers cachexia in athymic mice carrying the cancer cells
Abstract Background Cancer cachexia is a cancer-induced metabolic disorder and a major cause of cancer-induced death. The constituents of cancer cachexia include an increase in energy expenditure, hepatic gluconeogenesis, fat lipolysis, and skeletal-muscle proteolysis and a decrease in body weight....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4271-3 |