"UPRegulation" of CD47 by the endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway controls anti-tumor immune responses.
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SUBMITTER: Cook KL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557514 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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