Metformin inhibits the proliferation of benign prostatic epithelial cells.

Wang Z, Xiao X, Ge R, Li J, Johnson CW, Rassoulian C, Olumi AF

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173335
Published: 2017
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0173335,
  title = {Metformin inhibits the proliferation of benign prostatic epithelial cells.},
  author = {Wang Z and Xiao X and Ge R and Li J and Johnson CW and Rassoulian C and Olumi AF},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0173335},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173335}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Metformin inhibits the proliferation of benign prostatic epithelial cells.
AU  - Wang Z
AU  - Xiao X
AU  - Ge R
AU  - Li J
AU  - Johnson CW
AU  - Rassoulian C
AU  - Olumi AF
PY  - 2017
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0173335
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Z, W., X, X., R, G., J, L., CW, J., C, R., & AF, O. (2017). Metformin inhibits the proliferation of benign prostatic epithelial cells.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173335

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