Molecular Pathways: Is AMPK a Friend or a Foe in Cancer?

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Published in Clin Cancer Res on July 07, 2015

Authors

D Grahame Hardie1

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. d.g.hardie@dundee.ac.uk.

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