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PI(3)K–Akt–mTOR pathway as a potential therapeutic target in neuroendocrine tumors

Kathrin Zitzmann Department of Internal Medicine II – Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians- University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. [email protected]
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George Vlotides Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. [email protected]
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Burkhard Göke Department of Internal Medicine II – Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. burkhard.gö[email protected]
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Christoph J Auernhammer Department of Internal Medicine II – Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. [email protected]
Pages 207-222 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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