Correction: Lentivirus-Mediated Knockdown of Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 Inhibits Growth and Induces Apoptosis through MAPK Pathways in Human Retinoblastoma Cells.
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SUBMITTER: Chang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6791552 | biostudies-literature | 2019
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Correction: Lentivirus-Mediated Knockdown of Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 Inhibits Growth and Induces Apoptosis through MAPK Pathways in Human Retinoblastoma Cells.
Chang Ying Y Li Bin B Xu Xiaolin X Shen Ling L Bai Haixia H Gao Fei F Zhang Zhibao Z Jonas Jost B JB
PloS one 20191014 10
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148763.]. ...[more]
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