Carbon Nanotube-Mediated Delivery of PTEN Variants: In Vitro Antitumor Activity in Breast Cancer Cells
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SUBMITTER: Papi R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11206347 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun
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