Impact of obesity on MMTV-Wnt-1 mammary cancer : role of the insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)/Akt/mTOR pathway

Obesity increases breast cancer risk and progression in postmenopausal women. The Akt/mTOR signaling pathway is activated in tumors in response to increased levels of obesity-related growth factors, including insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1. Hence, we evaluated energy balance modulation as a mech...

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Main Author: De Angel, Rebecca Elena
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-12-2101