Effects of metformin on retinoblastoma growth in vitro and in vivo
- Authors:
- Katarzyna Brodowska
- Sofia Theodoropoulou
- Melissa Meyer Zu Hörste
- Eleftherios I. Paschalis
- Kimio Takeuchi
- Gordon Scott
- David J. Ramsey
- Elizabeth Kiernan
- Mien Hoang
- Joanna Cichy
- Joan W. Miller
- Evangelos S. Gragoudas
- Demetrios G. Vavvas
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Affiliations: Retina Service, Angiogenesis Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland - Published online on: September 11, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2014.2650
- Pages: 2311-2324
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