Type I Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor Induces Pulmonary Tumorigenesis
Despite the type I insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-IR) being highly expressed in more than 80% of human lung tumors, a transgenic model of IGF-IR overexpression in the lung has not been created. We produced two novel transgenic mouse models in which IGF-IR is overexpressed in either lung ty...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-07-01
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Series: | Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558609800195 |