Mislocalization of the exitatory amino-acid transporters (EAATs) in human astrocytoma and non-astrocytoma cancer cells: effect of the cell confluence
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Astrocytomas are cancers of the brain in which high levels of extracellular glutamate plays a critical role in tumor growth and resistance to conventional treatments. This is due for part to a decrease in the activity of the glutamat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Biomedical Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/19/1/10 |