Corruptive Reprograming of Macrophages into Tumor-Associated Macrophages: The Transcriptional, Epigenetic and Metabolic Basis
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Ahmad, A. Corruptive Reprograming of Macrophages into Tumor-Associated Macrophages: The Transcriptional, Epigenetic and Metabolic Basis. Cancers 2023, 15, 4291. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15174291
Ahmad A. Corruptive Reprograming of Macrophages into Tumor-Associated Macrophages: The Transcriptional, Epigenetic and Metabolic Basis. Cancers. 2023; 15(17):4291. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15174291
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhmad, Aamir. 2023. "Corruptive Reprograming of Macrophages into Tumor-Associated Macrophages: The Transcriptional, Epigenetic and Metabolic Basis" Cancers 15, no. 17: 4291. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15174291