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Atrophy and Altered Mesenchymal—Epithelial Signaling Preceding Gastric Cancer

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    Juanita L. Merchant

  2. Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Yana Zavros

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Merchant, J.L., Zavros, Y. (2009). Atrophy and Altered Mesenchymal—Epithelial Signaling Preceding Gastric Cancer. In: Wang, T.C., Fox, J.G., Giraud, A.S. (eds) The Biology of Gastric Cancers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69182-4_18

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