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Metformin, a Diabetes Drug, Eliminates Tumor-Initiating Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

Metformin, a Diabetes Drug, Eliminates Tumor-Initiating Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

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Metformin, a Diabetes Drug, Eliminates Tumor-Initiating Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

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Metformin, a Diabetes Drug, Eliminates Tumor-Initiating Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2013-07, Vol.8 (7), p.e70010-e70010

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Metformin has been widely used as an oral drug for diabetes mellitus for approximately 60 years. Interestingly, recent reports showed that metformin exhibited an anti-tumor action in a wide range of malignancies including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In the present study, we investigated its impact on tumor-initiating HCC cells. Metformin suppre...

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Metformin, a Diabetes Drug, Eliminates Tumor-Initiating Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1440997801

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1440997801

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0070010

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