Obesity associated colon tumorigenesis: An assessment of tumor phenotype
Colon cancer and obesity are two significant and related pathological states with multiple etiological factors. In this dissertation, it was hypothesized that tumor growth is accelerated in the altered state of obesity due to their resistance towards tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) mediate...
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University of Waterloo
2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/2980 |