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Insulin receptors in breast cancer: Biological and clinical role

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Papa, V., Belfiore, A. Insulin receptors in breast cancer: Biological and clinical role. J Endocrinol Invest 19, 324–333 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03347871

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