Mitochondrial DNA and carcinogenesis (Review)
- Authors:
- Ludmila Grzybowska-Szatkowska
- Brygida Slaska
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Affiliations: Department of Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland, Department of Biological Bases of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland - Published online on: August 9, 2012 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2012.1027
- Pages: 923-930
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