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The role of mitochondria in the development and progression of lung cancer

Emily R Roberts1, Kelly Jean Thomas1

  • 1Colorado Mesa University, Biological Sciences Department, 1100 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501, USA.

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
|April 2, 2014
PubMed

Keywords:
apoptosismitochondrial dynamicsmitochondrial dysfunctionnon-small cell lung cancertumorigenesis

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