Targeting AMPK for cancer prevention and treatment.

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Published in Oncotarget on April 10, 2015

Authors

Weidong Li1,2, Shakir M Saud3,2, Matthew R Young2, Guohong Chen4, Baojin Hua1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
2: Basic Research Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
3: Nutritional Science Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
4: Department of Urinary Surgery, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

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