Pancreatic cancer: surprising role for fibrosis

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Isobel Leake. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Jul.

. 2014 Jul;11(7):396.

doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2014.97. Epub 2014 Jun 10.

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Stromal elements act to restrain, rather than support, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
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