Targeting the NF-E2-related factor 2 pathway: A novel strategy for glioblastoma (Review)
- Authors:
- Jianhong Zhu
- Handong Wang
- Youwu Fan
- Yixing Lin
- Li Zhang
- Xiangjun Ji
- Mengliang Zhou
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Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, P.R. China - Published online on: June 12, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3259
- Pages: 443-450
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