Methionine enkephalin (MENK) inhibits tumor growth through regulating CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in mice.

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Published in Cancer Biol Ther on January 01, 2015

Authors

Xuan Li1, Yiming Meng, Nicolas P Plotnikoff, Gene Youkilis, Noreen Griffin, Enhua Wang, Changlong Lu, Fengping Shan

Author Affiliations

1: a Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science , China Medical University , Shenyang , PR, China.

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