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Editorial
. 2011 Nov;301(5):C977-9.
doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00290.2011. Epub 2011 Aug 10.

A novel facet to consider for the effects of butyrate on its target cells. Focus on "The short-chain fatty acid butyrate is a substrate of breast cancer resistance protein"

Ravinder K Gill, Pradeep K Dudeja
Editorial

A novel facet to consider for the effects of butyrate on its target cells. Focus on "The short-chain fatty acid butyrate is a substrate of breast cancer resistance protein"

Ravinder K Gill et al. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Nov.
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Fig. 1.
Mechanisms of butyrate (BT) entry, efflux, and its effects on colon cancer. Ac, acetylation; MCT1, monocarboxylate transporter1; SMCT1, sodium dependent MCT1; BCRP, breast cancer resistance protein; HDAC, histone deacetylase.
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