Glutamine depletion by crisantaspase hinders the growth of human hepatocellular carcinoma xenografts.

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Published in Br J Cancer on July 29, 2014

Authors

M Chiu1, S Tardito1, S Pillozzi2, A Arcangeli2, A Armento1, J Uggeri1, G Missale3, M G Bianchi1, A Barilli1, V Dall'Asta1, N Campanini1, E M Silini4, J Fuchs5, S Armeanu-Ebinger5, O Bussolati1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomedical Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (SBiBiT), University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
2: Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy.
3: Unit of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy.
4: 1] Department of Biomedical Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (SBiBiT), University of Parma, Parma, Italy [2] Center for Translational and Molecular Oncology (COMT), University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
5: Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, University Childreńs Hospital, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

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