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Ecological view of carcinogenesis: Niche‐altering (NC3) mechanisms

Show Author's information Mesut Tez ( )
Department of Surgery, Ankara City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey
Keywords: cancer, niche, niche altering mechanisms

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Published: 21 February 2023
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