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Editorial

BDNF/TrkB signaling as an anti-tumor target

Rafael Roesler University Hospital Research Center (CPE-HCPA), 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and Institute for Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90050-170 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and National Institute for Translational Medicine, 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. [email protected]
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Caroline Brunetto de Farias University Hospital Research Center (CPE-HCPA), 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and Children’s Cancer Institute and Pediatric Oncology Unit, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Ana Lucia Abujamra University Hospital Research Center (CPE-HCPA), 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and Children’s Cancer Institute and Pediatric Oncology Unit, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Algemir Lunardi Brunetto University Hospital Research Center (CPE-HCPA), 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and Children’s Cancer Institute and Pediatric Oncology Unit, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Gilberto Schwartsmann University Hospital Research Center (CPE-HCPA), 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and Children’s Cancer Institute and Pediatric Oncology Unit, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Pages 1473-1475 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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