Losartan inhibits collagen I synthesis and improves the distribution and efficacy of nanotherapeutics in tumors.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on January 31, 2011

Authors

Benjamin Diop-Frimpong1, Vikash P Chauhan, Stephen Krane, Yves Boucher, Rakesh K Jain

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1: Department of Radiation Oncology, Edwin L. Steele Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

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