The IGF hormonal network in endometrial cancer: functions, regulation and targeting approaches
Epidemiological as well as clinical and experimental data identified the insulin-like growth factors (IGF1, IGF2) as important players in gynecological cancers in general, and endometrial tumors in particular. The IGF1 receptor (IGF1R), which mediates the proliferative and anti-apoptotic activities...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00076/full |